• Aug 18, 2022
  • 91 min
  • Full-HD

Breaking the Brick (2022)

In 2019, millions of Chileans rose up in a popular revolt that resulted in radical change: the call for an assembly that will change the constitution imposed by the Pinochet dictatorship and its economic neoliberal model, referred to as ‘The Brick’. This change is seen through the eyes of two Chileans from opposing sides of the political spectrum. They experience a year of turmoil as protests give way to transformation. On the one side Ramiro, a wealthy businessman, and on the other side Mariana, a lower middle-class teacher. Historical conflicts that were long thought resolved come to light as the assembly process draws closer, showing how the wounds of a brutal dictatorship are deep, lasting and must be reconciled at all costs.

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Chile France United States of America United Kingdom
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La Ventana Cine Doc Society Perspective Fund Sundance Institute Open Society Foundations JustFilms / Ford Foundation ARTE

Mariana San Martín

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Ramiro Urenda

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Bernardo Cortés

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Corinne Warren

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Elinita Cuevas

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Jacqueline Alvarez

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Agatha Fuenzalida

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Luis Carrasco Diaz

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