Letters from Marusia (1975)
History has forgotten their names - The evidence has been erased... BUT THERE ARE THOSE WHO REMEMBER!
Genre : Drama, History
Runtime : 1H 50M
Director : Miguel Littín
Synopsis
Chronicle of the repression that a foreign company exerts on the miners of a small nitrate town in Chile, whose workers decide to claim their most essential rights. A reflection of the historic union struggles in the northern Chile that ended with terrible repressive acts.
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