The Chilean

The Chilean

2026 · 99 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, History

1976, Aldo, an explosives expert, is exiled to Italy after mining protests. There he meets Luciana, an anarchist doctor who offers to reunite him with his family, but only if he takes up his old trade: making bombs for revolutionaries.

Directed by Sergio Castro San Martín · Written by Simona Nobile

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