The Uncle

The Uncle

2013 · 107 min · ★ 3.3 · Drama, Thriller

Ignacio has one obsession: creating a play about his uncle Jaime Guzmán, an ideologist of the 80's constitution and collaborator of the Pinochet military-civic dictatorship. But things get out of control...

Directed by Mateo Iribarren · Written by Felipe Rojas

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