Yes, very. More sad than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Machuca end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More violent than 59% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Machuca easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Machuca

Name: Machuca
Genre: Drama
Released: 2004
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Aline Küppenheim, Ernesto Malbrán, Federico Luppi

Two boys observe a political coup in their native Chile.

Directed by Andrés Wood

Produced by Tornasol Media, Canal+ España

2004116 min7.7 / 10

A poignant coming-of-age story about cross-class friendship that unfolds against the trauma of Chile's political upheaval, exploring how historical violence fractures childhood bonds.

Santiago, capital of Chile during the Marxist government of elected, highly controversial president Salvador Allende. Father McEnroe supports his leftist views by introducing a program at the prestigious "collegio" (Catholic prep school) St. Patrick to allow free admission of some proletarian kids. One of them is Pedro Machuca, slum-raised son of the cleaning lady in Gonzalo Infante's liberal-bourgeois home. Yet the new classmates become buddies, paradoxically protesting together as Gonzalo gets adopted by Pedro's slum family and gang. But the adults spoil that too, not in the least when general Pinochet's coup ousts Allende, and supporters such as McEnroe.

Clusters

Loyalty Under Pressure Government Oppression Dramas Friendship Movies Period Setting By Decade International City Settings

Genres

Drama

Keywords

1970s Demonstration Trauma Santiago, Chile Chile Pinochet Regime Friends Historical Event Classmate Sexual Initiation

Questions people ask

Is Machuca sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.
Does Machuca end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.
Is Machuca scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.
Is Machuca violent? Somewhat. More violent than 59% of films.
Is Machuca easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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