The Right to Live in Peace

The Right to Live in Peace

1999 · 100 min · ★ 6.9 · Music, Documentary

A moving portrait of Chilean singer-songwriter and political activist Victor Jara (1932-73) that chronicles the life of the talented artist who was imprisoned, tortured and machine-gunned by the country's dictatorship.

Directed by Carmen Luz Parot

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