The Settlers

The Settlers

2023101 min6.8 / 10

A brutal historical drama depicting colonial genocide in early 20th-century Patagonia, where hired killers enforce a landowner's territorial claims through systematic violence against indigenous peoples.

Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.

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