Cicatriz (El atentado a Pinochet)

Cicatriz (El atentado a Pinochet)

2000 · 85 min · ★ 5.0 · Drama

Based on the assassination attempt at the then dictator Augusto Pinochet on September 7, 1986.

Directed by Sebastián Alarcón · Written by Sebastián Alarcón

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