After its passage through Argentine theaters, it arrives in Chile “It’s not 30 pesos: Chile, genealogy of an insurrection” a documentary about the creation of the Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front (FPMR) narrated by its own protagonists.
Directed by the Argentine filmmaker Fernando Krichmar Porto and produced by Alejandra Guzzo (Insurgent Cinema) and Javier Diaz (Coruya Cinema), The film details the founding of the FPMR, the guerrilla group created by the Chilean Communist Party in 1983, after 10 years of the civil-military dictatorship promoted by Augusto Pinochet.
Along with the use of television recordings, letters and various photographs, Most of the stories exhibited are represented by a group of Chilean actors, who talk with the members of the Front to declassify the reasons that led them to form the organization.
According to its director Fernando Krichmar Porto, The documentary “began as an intervention film with the aim of making an injustice visible: many of those who had faced the fierce Pinochet dictatorship with weapons in hand are currently still judicially persecuted, imprisoned or in exile.”
“The filming was carried out with great success, achieving many of its objectives, but reality prevailed over the film: After finishing filming and faced with an increase in the price of the subway ticket, thousands of young students jumped the turnstiles with a clear cry: it’s not thirty pesos, it’s thirty years,” explains the Argentine filmmaker, referring to the connection between the 2019 demonstrations and the theme of the documentary.
“The social outbreak redefined and absolutely surpassed the original idea of the film, showing that The history of peoples cannot be swept under the carpet.” states.
“It’s not 30 pesos: Chile, genealogy of an insurrection” was highlighted by Argentine critics for its “interesting approach” (Catalina Dlugi, Catalina’s portal) where “The combination of materials and registers gives dynamism to the story and contributes to its visual appeal” (Maria Iribarren, With Open Eyes), resulting in “an essay on the forms that memory representation takes” (José Luis Visconti, Making Criticism).
After its premiere in Argentina, The documentary will be screened on August 29, 30 and 31 at the Camilo Henríquez Theater (Amunátegui #31, Santiago).
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SYNOPSIS
A group of young actors tries to recreate some of the key scenes that tell the story of the Manuel Rodriguez Patriotic Front, the guerrilla group created by the Chilean Communist Party in 1983, after 10 years of the civil-military dictatorship promoted by Augusto Pinochet. In this search, the actors share the set with the real protagonists and survivors of this experience. Many of these militants are still persecuted or imprisoned by the current justice system after 30 years of democracy.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Address: Fernando Krichmar Porto
Production: Alejandra Guzzo (Insurgent Cinema) and Javier Diaz (Coruya Cinema)
Collaboration: Memory and Solidarity Corporation
Script: Fernando Krichmar Porto and Ximena Gonzalez
List: Theme: America Molina, Mario Caceres, Aurorita Saravia Molina, Juan Saravia, Cristian Vidal, Juan Saravia, Patricio Ramirez, Kjseed Irene Faundes, Cristian Aguilera, Julian del Real, Vicente Almuna, Julio Cesar Serrano, Tania Saravia, Marco Antonio Caceres, Carmen Saravia, Daniel Gallo, Fedor Escarate, Wladimir Cerda, Rosita Silva, Constantino Racordon, Tomas and Alonso Pino, Alvaro Vidal, and Pablo Cerda.
Director of Photography: Alvaro de la Barra
Sound Direction: Ruben Piputto
Direct Sound: Carlos Rodriguez Arias
Mounting: Emiliano Serra-Omar Neri and Fernando Krichmar
Drawings: Mario Almaraz
Color correction: Lucila Kesselman
Music: Karen Higgs and Federico Pritsch (vocals) and Carlos Da Silveira (guitar)
Countries: Chile, Argentina and Uruguay
Duration: 147 min.
Year: 2023
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR
Fernando Krichmar Porto He is a documentary filmmaker. He graduated as a Psychologist in 1987, from the Faculty of Psychology of the National University of Rosario (UNR). He was a professor and teacher. Additionally, he was a member of the Committee of Completed Films for 6 months in 2014, and a member of the INCAA Advisory Board representing the six associations of documentary filmmakers in 2017.
ABOUT THE PRODUCERS
Alejandra Guzzo She graduated as a producer from the National School of Experimentation and Filmmaking in Argentina. She has produced documentary works with various independent filmmakers, mainly with the Grupo de Cine Insurgente, of which she is one of the founders, as well as with the Association of Documentary Filmmakers of Argentina. She is a production professor at several film schools and coordinator of the Video Production Seminar at the University of Buenos Aires. She currently works as a production professor at the School of Film, Video and TV at the University of Tucumán; she gives a Documentary workshop at the UBA (Communication Sciences) and is part of the Taller de Expresión II course at the UBA Communication Sciences.
Javier Diaz He has been involved in the audiovisual industry in Argentina since 1998. He founded Coruya Cine, a production company based in Buenos Aires, producing content for film and television. Currently, he has begun to produce for renowned directors of the Latin American fantasy genre with international projection.
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