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Sebastián Alarcón
Born January 14, 1949 · Valparaíso, Chile
Died June 30, 2019 · aged 70
No biography available.
Known For
Santa Esperansa · 1980Santa Esperansa
1980
MovieDrama
People of different destinies were brought together by "Santa Esperanza" (Holy Hope), the name of an abandoned mining village turned into a concentration camp. They behaved differently and chose different methods of struggle. The film centers on the confrontation between a group of political prisoners and the management of one of the camps in Chile when the junta was in power.
The Lonely Businessman's Big Score · 1984The Lonely Businessman's Big Score
★ 7.51984
MovieDrama
A movie about a little man - a little funny and a little sad - a Latino businessman, owner of a loss-making shop. And about a big moral problem. A child has fallen down a deep well. He's alive, but it's almost impossible to get him out. What is more dignified: to honestly say that the child is alive but already dead or to repeat for everyone the mantra "he will certainly be rescued now"? And how to live on, if in the heat of an argument, bet on "will not be saved".
Spikes · 2014Spikes
2014
MovieDrama
One day in the life of three non-mainstream Moscow guys from different walks of life.
Spanish Actress for Russian Minister · 1990Spanish Actress for Russian Minister
★ 6.81990
MovieComedy
A love story between a mythical Russian minister and an opportunist TV series actress.
The Story of One Billiard-Room · 1988The Story of One Billiard-Room
★ 8.01988
MovieDrama
The man does everything to protect the still chaste population from the corrupting influence of consumer society.
Night Over Chile · 1977Night Over Chile
★ 4.71977
MovieDrama
A Soviet docudrama chronicling the events surrounding the military coup which toppled the leftists Chilean government of Salvador Allende. This film confines its efforts to the main events themselves and is based on interviews with eyewitnesses, including many who resisted the takeover.
The Fall of Condor · 1982The Fall of Condor
★ 8.01982
MovieDrama
A military dictator in a fictional country, modeled on early-1970s Chile, has risen from butcher to junta leader but now, isolated and distrustful, confides only in his guard Manuel. Manuel, who once shared the dictator’s humble origins, betrays him without hesitation when a popular uprising topples the regime and personally kills him.
In Search of the Golden Phallus · 1992In Search of the Golden Phallus
★ 8.01992
MovieComedyCrime
The priceless treasure “The Golden Phallus” - a unique work of art of the ancient civilization of the Indians of South America - turned out to be in a bizarre way in Russia during the time of Peter the Great. These days, he was captured by a criminal Moscow group ...




