Breaking the Brick
El efecto ladrillo
Release: 2022-08-18
·Runtime: 91m
·★ 7.0
Documentary
In 2019, millions of Chileans rose up in a popular revolt that resulted in radical change: the call for an assembly that will change the constitution imposed by the Pinochet dictatorship and its economic neoliberal model, referred to as ‘The Brick’. This change is seen through the eyes of two Chileans from opposing sides of the political spectrum. They experience a year of turmoil as protests give way to transformation. On the one side Ramiro, a wealthy businessman, and on the other side Mariana, a lower middle-class teacher. Historical conflicts that were long thought resolved come to light as the assembly process draws closer, showing how the wounds of a brutal dictatorship are deep, lasting and must be reconciled at all costs.
Production Countries
Chile
France
United States of America
United Kingdom
Production Companies
La Ventana Cine
Doc Society
Perspective Fund
Sundance Institute
Open Society Foundations
JustFilms / Ford Foundation
ARTE
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Matías del Rio
as Self - Canal 24 Horas (archive footage)
Humberto Sichel
as Self - CHV (archive footage)
Ramón Ulloa
as Self - Canal 13 (archive footage)
Soledad Onetto
as Self - Mega (archive footage)
Constanza Santa María
as Self - Canal 13 (archive footage)
Martín Cárcamo
as Self - Vamos Chilenos (archive footage)
Mónica Rincón
as Self - CNN Chile (archive footage)
José Luis Repenning
as Self - Mega (archive footage)
Tonka Tomicic
as Self - Vamos Chilenos (archive footage)
Diana Bolocco
as Self - Vamos Chilenos (archive footage)
Matilde Burgos
as Self - CNN Chile (archive footage)
Don Francisco
as Self - Vamos Chilenos
