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Pinochet and His Three Generals

2004 · 1h 41m · Documentary

IMDb 7.4

If you're ready for a deeply unsettling but historically crucial documentary, watch this—it's a rare, unflinching look at how evil normalizes itself through the mundane. The contrast between the junta's casual self-presentation and the reality of their victims' families is devastating and essential viewing, though be warned: it's heavy, not entertainment.

Plot

In 1976-77, José Ma Berzosa contacted General Pinochet during a trip to Chilean Antarctica. On his return to Santiago, Pinochet agreed to be interviewed. In front of the camera, the General and three members of the junta speak about their memories and political thoughts, artistic tastes and their family lives. From the interviews, conducted in an apparently cordial atmosphere, emerges an ironic portrait without concessions of their taste for order, efficiency and a certain "ordinary fascism." By way of contrast, the families of victims and missing people endure a different reality.

Director: José María Berzosa

Cast: Augusto Pinochet

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