Cinema of Chile
To continue our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Telescope presents a Spotlight on Chilean cinema! As its filmmakers embrace diverse characters and bold visual storytelling, Chile’s national cinema is flourishing. Here are twelve award-winning, must-see Chilean films of the 21st century.
A Fantastic Woman
(Una mujer fantástica)
My name is Marina Vidal. Do you have any problem with that?
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- Chile, Germany, Spain • 2017
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Saavedra, Amparo Noguera
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Much Ado About Nothing
(Aquí no ha pasado nada)
Vicente must fight for his freedom after his friend, the son of a powerful politician, falsely accuses him of a hit-and-run.
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- Chile, United States, France • 2016
- Director Alejandro Fernández Almendras
- Cast Agustín Silva, Paulina García, Luis Gnecco, Alejandro Goic, Daniel Alcaíno, Geraldine Neary
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, YouTube, Hoopla
Neruda
A renowned poet. An unknown inspector. A legendary manhunt.
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- Chile, Argentina, France • 2016
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Luis Gnecco, Mercedes Morán, Emilio Gutiérrez Caba, Diego Muñoz, Alejandro Goic
- Genre Drama
- Available on Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
The Club
(El Club)
Some sins can't be purged.
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- Chile • 2015
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Roberto Farías, Antonia Zegers, Alfredo Castro, Alejandro Goic, Alejandro Sieveking
- Genre Drama
- Available on fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Crackle, Tubi TV, VUDU Free, Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, JustWatchTV
The Guest
(La visita)
A traditional Chilean family is shaken when one of their relatives returns home a trans woman.
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- Chile, Argentina • 2014
- Director Mauricio López Fernández
- Cast Daniela Vega, Rosa Ramírez, Claudia Cantero, Carmen Barros, Paulo Brunetti
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Spectrum On Demand, Tubi TV, Pluto TV
Gloria
Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée, but she has no desire to spend her days and nights alone, and is determined to defy old age and loneliness.
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- Chile, Spain • 2013
- Director Sebastián Lelio
- Cast Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Coca Guazzini, Antonia Santa María, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Pluto TV, Kanopy
No
In 1988, Chilean military dictator Augusto Pinochet calls a plebiscite on his presidency under international political pressure.
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- Chile, France, Mexico • 2012
- Director Pablo Larraín
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Alfredo Castro, Néstor Cantillana, Luis Gnecco, Antonia Zegers, Jaime Vadell
- Genre Drama, History
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
Thursday Till Sunday
(De jueves a domingo)
A Chilean teenager realizes her parents might be separating on a short family vacation.
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- Chile, Netherlands • 2012
- Director Dominga Sotomayor
- Cast Santi Ahumada, Emiliano Freifeld, Francisco Pérez-Bannen, Paola Giannini, Axel Dupré, Jorge Becker
- Genre Drama
- Available on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel, OVID, Hoopla
Nostalgia for the Light
(Nostalgia de la luz)
Where do we come from?
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- France, Germany, Chile • 2010
- Director Patricio Guzmán
- Cast Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Núñez, Luís Henríquez, Miguel, Victor Gonzalez, Vicky Saaveda
- Genre Documentary
- Available on Apple TV, Amazon Video, Kanopy, Hoopla
The Maid
(La nana)
A live-in housekeeper for a wealthy family is fed up with her repetitive responsibilities, and must rediscover passion in her life.
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- Chile, Mexico • 2009
- Director Sebastián Silva
- Cast Catalina Saavedra, Claudia Celedón, Andrea García-Huidobro, Mariana Loyola, Alejandro Goic, Delfina Guzmán
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on MUBI, Fandor Amazon Channel, MUBI Amazon Channel, fuboTV, OVID, Apple TV, Amazon Video, Tubi TV, Pluto TV, VIX , Kanopy, Plex, myfilmfriend, Plex Channel
Machuca
Two schoolboys observe a political coup in their native Chile.
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- Chile, Spain, United Kingdom • 2004
- Director Andrés Wood
- Cast Matías Quer, Ariel Mateluna, Aline Küppenheim, Ernesto Malbran, Federico Luppi, Manuela Martelli
- Genre Drama
- Available on Fandor, Kanopy
The Motorcycle Diaries
(Diarios de motocicleta)
Before he changed the world, the world changed him.
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- Argentina, United States, Chile • 2004
- Director Walter Salles
- Cast Gael García Bernal, Rodrigo de la Serna, Mercedes Morán, Mía Maestro, Jean Pierre Noher
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube