''Night Over Chile'' (russian: Ночь над Чили, Noch nad Chili) is a 1977 Soviet
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Sebastián Alarcón
Sebastián Alarcón (14 January 1949 – 30 June 2019) was a Chilean film director and screenwriter.Aleksandr Kosarev. It was entered into the
10th Moscow International Film Festival
The 10th Moscow International Film Festival was held 7-21 July 1977. The Golden Prizes were awarded to the Hungarian film ''The Fifth Seal'' directed by Zoltán Fábri, the Spanish film '' El puente'' directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and the Sovie ...
where it won the Special Prize.
Plot
Young architect Manuel's (
Grigore Grigoriu
Grigore Grigoriu (4 April 1941 – 20 December 2003) was an actor from the Republic of Moldova, known especially for interpreting the role of horse thief Luiku Zobar from the movie ''"Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven" ''(1975).
Biography
Grigor ...
) life purpose is to construct new beautiful houses. He is not interested in politics, showing everyone around him complete neutrality. However the events of 11 September 1973 shatter his perfect little world. The murder of lawful President Allende, arrests without charges and court decisions fundamentally change Manuel's outlook on what is happening. Because a leftist activist escaped from a raid through his apartment, the architect gets thrown into jail, goes through torture and abuse, and witnesses mass executions (at the infamous
National Stadium
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). Manuel understands that the only way for an honest man is the path of the political struggle, the national resistance.
Cast
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Grigore Grigoriu
Grigore Grigoriu (4 April 1941 – 20 December 2003) was an actor from the Republic of Moldova, known especially for interpreting the role of horse thief Luiku Zobar from the movie ''"Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven" ''(1975).
Biography
Grigor ...
Olegar Fedoro
Olegar Fedoro ( ''né'' Olegár Pablo Fedóro; born 6 March 1958) is a Ukrainian-born former Soviet performer who later became a Spanish and then English actor.
He enrolled in the acclaimed VGIK Film School (All-Russian State University of Ci ...
as Crime Reporter (as Oleg Fedorov)
* Baadur Tsuladze as Senator
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