A satirical take on President Salvador Allende's Popular Unity process prior to the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. The film is made up of a series of short stories, in which different worlds cross paths.
Direction
Ruiz and Sarmiento's playful structural chaos.
Writing
Short stories that collide like bad political marriages.
Production
Period-perfect Popular Unity aesthetic.
Director
Raúl Ruiz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the actual Popular Unity period, making it a document of hope before the 1973 coup's violence.
Ruiz and Sarmiento married during production; their creative partnership here mirrors the film's theme of clashing worlds merging.
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