Chile '76

Chile ‘76 is a gripping psychological thriller written and directed by Manuela Martell that distills the sociopolitical ill of a South American country during a bleak point in its history. In 1976 Chile, Carmen heads off to her beach house to supervise its renovation. Her husband, children and grandchildren come back and forth during the winter vacation. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to. [2022, US, 96 min, Rating: NR, In Spanish with English subtitles] Tim Cogshell of FilmWeek writes, “A very powerful and chilling reminder of what it would be like to live in a police state.” Venue: Cinema Art Theater. Presenter: Rehoboth Beach Film Society.