The Pinochet Case

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Augusto Pinochet, who ruled Chile from the early 1970s through 1990, is the focus of this documentary. South American filmmaker Patricio Guzman, who himself was forced to leave Chile after Pinochet rose to power, chronicles the collapse of Pinochet's violent and corrupt reign. Guzman interviews various people who were tortured during the dictator's regime and aims to make the case that a South American court ultimately threw out -- that Pinochet was indeed a war criminal.

Genre:

documentary
Original Language:

Spanish
Director:

Patricio Guzmán
Producer:

Yves Jeanneau
Release Date (Streaming):

Dec 5, 2015
Runtime:

1h 54m

Cast & Crew

Patricio Guzmán
Director

Patricio Guzmán
Writer

Yves Jeanneau
Producer

Jacques Bouquin
Cinematographer

Claudio Martínez
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Critic Reviews for The Pinochet Case

All Critics (17) | Top Critics (10) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (1)

What a long, strange saga it is.

December 13, 2002

Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
It will take a strong stomach for the ordinary viewer to maintain an appetite for Pinochet apologetics after this litany of suffering.

December 13, 2002

Philip Kennicott
Washington Post
Illuminating.

November 1, 2002 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…

Jonathan Curiel
San Francisco Chronicle
The determination of Pinochet's victims to seek justice, and their often heartbreaking testimony, spoken directly into director Patricio Guzman's camera, pack a powerful emotional wallop.

October 31, 2002 | Rating: 3/4

Bruce Newman
San Jose Mercury News
It ultimately stands forth as an important chronicle of the abuses of one of Latin America's most oppressive regimes.

October 14, 2002

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
The Pinochet Case is a searing album of remembrance from those who, having survived, suffered most.

September 26, 2002

Peter Rainer
New York Magazine/Vulture
All the while, in newsreel footage, Pinochet struts around pompously in his absurd, operatic uniform, keeping Chile safe. For whom?

May 5, 2010 | Full Review…

Kelly Vance
East Bay Express
Quote not available.

July 14, 2005 | Rating: 3/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
Aside from stumbling over some clunky visual metaphors Guzmn does a decent job of telling a story many outside Chile simply don't know.

May 13, 2003 | Rating: 6/10

Jon Popick
Planet S Magazine
The powerless wait a long time for justice, and sometimes their only justice is to finally tell their story.

March 10, 2003 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Joshua Tanzer
Offoffoff
Can't seem to get anywhere near the story's center.

November 7, 2002 | Rating: 2/4

Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner
Like all great documentaries, The Pinochet Case illustrates a universal pattern, in this case a frightening fact of human survival that leads repeatedly to unspeakable tyranny.

September 21, 2002 | Full Review…

Maria Garcia
Film Journal International