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""Marianne Teleki is a sensitive and talented filmmaker who has been able to record in Salgado's personal tragedy, the troubles of a country under a brutal dictatorship."
–Isabel Allende, Author
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At 16, Hector Salgado was arrested and tortured by Pinochet's forces. By 20, Hector was without a country, living in exile in the US, the very place whose devastating foreign policies in Chile caused the death and torture of 1,000s of Chileans. The documentary follows Hector as he returns to Chile almost 30 years later, camera in hand, to confront the perpetrators and his former captors looking for answers and justice. In the process 'Special Circumstances' takes an unflinching look at US foreign policy in Latin America in the '70s and the legacy of Pinochet with which Chile struggles today.
SPECIAL FEATURES
This DVD contains all 3 versions:
56 min closed captioned in English
73 min with English subtitles
73 min with Spanish subtitles
The DVD also includes the film's trailer
(the dialogue is in Spanish & English)
Appropriate for:
Middle School•High School•College/University
56/73 minutes • DVD • Closed
Captioned
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REVIEWS
Patricio Guzmán, LA BATALLA DE CHILE, EL CASO PINOCHET
full review
Gwen Kirkpatrick, Professor, Georgetown University
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Hernán Vidal, Professor, University of Minnesota
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David William Foster, Professor, Arizona State University
full review
"Hector Salgado is one of 35,000 Chileans who were incarcerated and tortured by Pinochet's dictatorship. After many years of exile in the U.S. he decides to return to Chile with a camera to show the world the face of his perpetrators.
A dozen cowardly military officers appear before us incapable of explaining or taking responsibility for their acts. This documentary, simple and direct, gives audiences around the world a lesson in political memory. I ask myself what would have happened if each one of us 35,000 political prisoners would have done the same as Hector. Surely we would have a much better democracy than the one we have today. Congratulations to the entire production team!"
Patricio Guzmán, Documentary Filmmaker- BATTLE OF CHILE, CASE OF PINOCHET
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AWARDS / SCREENINGS
- SPECIAL JURY PRIZE, International Documentary Film Festival (FIDOCS), Santiago, Chile
- GRAND FESTIVAL AWARD, Berkeley Video and Film Festival
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, Digital Film Festival, Vina del Mar, Chile
- BEST LOCAL FILMMAKER, International Latino Film Festival- San Francisco Bay Area
- BEST DOCUMENTARY, Festival Internacional de Cine Digital, Viña del Mar, Chile
- Official Selection Festival Internacional de Cine Viña del Mar, Chile
- Official Selection International Film Festival of New Latin American Cinema, La Habana, Cuba
- Official Selection Festival de Cine Guadalajara, Mexico
- Official Selection African, Asian, Latin American Film Festival Milano, Italy
- Official Selection It's All True Documentary Film Festival Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Official Selection United Nations Association Film Festival, Stanford University, California
- Official Selection Ceará Film Festival Fortaleza, Brazil
- Official Selection Los Angeles International Latino Film Festival
- Official Selection Cine Las Americas International Film Festival Austin, Texas
- Official Selection Boston Latino Film Festival
- Official Selection San Diego Latino Film Festival
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