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My Imaginary Country( 2022)

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68%
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Overview

This documentary explores the protests that exploded onto the streets of Chile’s capital of Santiago in 2019 as the population demanded more democracy and social equality around education, healthcare and job opportunities.

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      Patricio Guzmán

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Sun Dec 31 2023
    Perhaps because I've recently watched quite a few lively and informative documentaries based around the protests in Hong Kong, I found this all rather repetitive, partisan and dry. It's not that the story isn't well worth telling, it's just that Patricio Guzmán relies too heavily on the (perilously shot) archive footage and protester interviews without really putting much context into just what is happening in Chile in 2019. The narrative suggests it's about equal rights for education and job opportunities, but there is little illustration from that narrative just how the protesters aim to achi...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Keywords

    • politics