Chile: A Genral Record

Chile: A Genral Record (1986) blends Documentary elements. Top cast includes Hortensia Allende, Salvador Allende, and Fidel Castro. The plot follows a central conflict that grows in scope as the film progresses.

Actor: Hortensia Allende

In 1985, exiled director Miguel Littín secretly reentered Chile to film this sweeping documentary portrait of the country under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Shot clandestinely and later released as a four-part television series, the film combines interviews, historical reflection, and on-the-ground footage to examine Chile’s political climate more than a decade after the 1973 coup.