Topo Gigio Is Dead

Topo Gigio Is Dead

2011 · 24 min · Drama

Two Chileans, Daniela and Tomas, meet in Philadelphia. Daniela is the daughter of a former political prisoner, tortured during Pinochet's dictatorship. Tomas is the son of the physician that tortured her father. Both have been forced to deal with a past that doesn't belong to them, and together they will find a space to question their roles and their heritage.

Directed by David Miranda-Hardy · Written by Felipe Vergara

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