Kill Pinochet

2020 thriller drama film

Kill Pinochet

Theatrical release poster

Spanish| Matar a Pinochet
Directed by| Juan Ignacio Sabatini
Written by|

* Juan Ignacio Sabatini
* Enrique Videla
* Pablo Paredes

Starring|

* Daniela Ramírez
* Cristián Carvajal
* Juan Martín Gravina
* Gastón Salgado
* Julieta Zylberberg
* Gabriel Cañas
* Mario Horton
* Luis Gnecco
* Alejandro Goic

Production
companies

* Villano
* DDRio Estudio
* Leyenda Cine
* Potenza Producciones
* Fusileros la película AIE

Release dates

* 12 November 2020 (2020-11-12) (Punto Play)
* 14 November 2020 (2020-11-14) (Huelva)
* 20 November 2020 (2020-11-20) (Spain)

Countries|

* Chile
* Argentina
* Spain

Language| Spanish

Kill Pinochet (Spanish: Matar a Pinochet, known early in the production stage as Los fusileros) is a 2020 thriller drama film co-written and directed by Juan Ignacio Sabatini, based on the attempted assassination of Augusto Pinochet in September 1986.

It follows the story of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front members as they develop a plan to kill the Chilean dictator in Cajón del Maipo in 1986, known as "Operación Siglo XX".[1][2]

## Plot

[edit]

The film is set in Chile during September 1986, a time when the country was enduring 13 years of dictatorship under Augusto Pinochet. Feeling exhausted by the situation, Ramiro and Tamara gather their somewhat inexperienced comrades-in-arms to plan an assassination attempt against the dictator. Tamara, who leads the guerrillas of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front, sees no other solution but to kill Pinochet. However, despite being so close to revolution, Tamara is unable to change the course of history due to espionage and betrayal.

## Cast

[edit]

* Daniela Ramírez as Tamara.[3]
* Cristián Carvajal [es] as Ramiro.[3]
* Juan Martín Gravina as Victoriano.[3]
* Gastón Salgado [es] as Sacha.[3]
* Julieta Zylberberg as Silvia.[3]
* Gabriel Cañas [es] as Ernesto.[3]
* Mario Horton [es][4]
* Luis Gnecco[4]
* Alejandro Goic[4]

## Production

[edit]

Kill Pinochet is Juan Ignacio Sabatini's [es] debut as a director of a fiction feature film.[5][6] He penned the screenplay alongside Enrique Videla and Pablo Paredes.[4] A joint Chile–Argentina–Spain international co-production, Kill Pinochet was produced by Villano alongside DDRio Estudio, Leyenda Cine, Potenza Producciones and Fusileros la película AIE, in association with Primate Lab and with support from Fondo de Fomento Audiovisual, CORFO, INCAA, ICAA and Ibermedia.[4] Shooting locations included Santiago and Valparaíso.[7]

## Release

[edit]

In the wake of the health situation of Chile caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] the film had an online pre-screening at the streaming platform Punto Play on 12 November 2020, with a streaming window at Punto Ticket scheduled to last until 6 December 2020.[8][9] It also screened at the 46th Huelva Ibero-American Film Festival on 14 November 2020,[5] and it was theatrically released in Spain on 20 November 2020.[10]

## Awards and nominations

[edit]

Year  | Award  | Category | Nominee(s)  | Result | Ref.

|
|
|
|
|

2021 | 8th Platino Awards | Best Ibero-American Debut Film | Nominated | [11]
29th EnergaCamerimage Film Festival | Director's Debut Competition |  | Nominated | [12][13]

## See also

[edit]

* List of Spanish films of 2020

## References

[edit]

1. ^ a b Cádiz, Pablo (19 November 2020). "'Matar a Pinochet': el atentado al dictador contado por la generación que acabó con su legado". El País.
2. ^ Meza, Ed. "Troubled Times Play Out in Teutonic Slate at AFM". Variety.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Matar a Pinochet" (PDF). Cines Renoir. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
4. ^ a b c d e "'Matar a Pinochet' – estreno en cines 20 de noviembre". Audiovisual451. 19 November 2020.
5. ^ a b "Llega a Huelva 'Matar a Pinochet', cinta sobre "herida abierta" de dictadura". La Vanguardia. 14 November 2020.
6. ^ Marín, Pablo (8 November 2020). "Juan Ignacio Sabatini: "Quise retratar el Chile violentado". La Tercera.
7. ^ Valdivia, Gonzalo (7 April 2019). "Los Fusileros: cómo se filmó la ambiciosa película sobre los autores del atentado a Pinochet". La Tercera.
8. ^ Zambrano Aguilera, Tania (3 December 2020). "Matar a Pinochet | Review: cuando la rebeldía es la única opción". Te invito al cine.
9. ^ Oliveros, Tatiana (12 November 2020). "Director de "Matar a Pinochet": "el tema polariza, pero esto es una invitación a ver la película y conversar sobre el tema"". El Mostrador.
10. ^ Estrada, Javier (20 November 2020). "Mank, la gran favorita de los Oscar, y los otros 12 estrenos de la semana". Metrópoli - via El Mundo.
11. ^ Valdenegro, Fernanda (3 October 2021). "Destacan "El Agente Topo" y Alfredo Castro: Revisa el listado de los ganadores de los Premio Platino 2021". En Cancha.
12. ^ Tabbara, Mona (21 October 2021). "'Titane', 'Passing' and 'A Cop Movie' among Camerimage 2021 nominees". Screendaily.
13. ^ Gobrar, Matt (20 November 2020). "'C'mon C'mon' Takes Golden Frog And Audience Award At Camerimage — Complete Winners List". Deadline Hollywood.

## External links

[edit]

* Kill Pinochet at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol

*[Ref.]: Reference