Machuca

The device of following political and cultural events through the eyes of a boy is a little crudely deployed, and everything tends to be rather on the predictable and formulaic side, but there are still some good moments here, just too few of them.

I'm sorry, but Commie propaganda films have to be a lot better than this for me to like them

One of the more honest films I've seen on the subject of social class, shown through the dismal conclusion of the Allende years and beginning of the Pinochet dictatorship. Would have rated higher if it didn't try to titillate men with incest scenes and sacrifice a girl simply to produce an emotional effect on the male characters.

That's Chile in 1973, and that's Chile today.

Somewhat heavyhanded. Good performances from the children though.