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"THE BATTLE OF CHILE II:

THE COUP D'ETAT"

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 - 6:45 BOLIVAR HALL - LONDDON

54 GRAFTON WAY (WARREN STREET TUBE STATION)

Between March and September of 1973, the left and right face off in the streets, in the factories, in the courts, in the universities, in parliament, and in the news media. The situation becomes unsustainable. The United States finances the truckers' strike and foments social chaos. Allende tries to reach an agreement with the powers of the Christian Democracy, but fails. The contradictions within the left-wing increase the crisis. The military begins to conspire in Valparaiso.

Following the screening last month of "The insurrection of the bourgeoisie", this second part of the acclaimed documentary film "The battle of Chile" focuses on the last 3 months of Allende's government leading up to the coup and his death in El Palacio de la Moneda.

"The Battle of Chile" by Patricio Guzmán is an overwhelming and admirable documentary of a country thrown into chaos with the inevitability of a Greek tragedy."

Kevin Thomas. Los Angeles Times

"Going further than historical and political analysis, the film is useful for its extraordinary human quality of certain unpublished documents. It's a film that first addresses reflection, but reaches the core of our hearts."

Marcel Martin. Ecran.