Sweet Country

Sweet Country

«The best of us fight not because we hate...but because we love»

R 1987 · 150 min · ★ 4.9 · Drama, History

An American couple in Chile is drawn into the turmoil that followed President Salvador Allende's 1973 overthrow.

Directed by Mihalis Kakogiannis · Written by Mihalis Kakogiannis

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