The Witnesses (1971)
Overview
This stark Chilean melodrama concerns itself with the plight of slum dwellers living outside Santiago. For many years they have, with great difficulty, been faithfully paying small sums to a real estate man. This man has said that by doing so they can obtain title to the miniscule plots of land their houses stand on. In fact, he has been swindling them and does not even own the land he has been "selling." One of the aggrieved slum dwellers confronts him about this while he is visiting the slum, and the real estate agent shoots him before everyone's eyes. The question confronting these witnesses is whether testifying against this monster will make their lives even more precarious.
Overview
This stark Chilean melodrama concerns itself with the plight of slum dwellers living outside Santiago. For many years they have, with great difficulty, been faithfully paying small sums to a real estate man. This man has said that by doing so they can obtain title to the miniscule plots of land their houses stand on. In fact, he has been swindling them and does not even own the land he has been "selling." One of the aggrieved slum dwellers confronts him about this while he is visiting the slum, and the real estate agent shoots him before everyone's eyes. The question confronting these witnesses is whether testifying against this monster will make their lives even more precarious.
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Release Date
June 21, 1971
Rating
Runtime
1h 17m
Nelson Villagra
Ramon
Jaime Vadell
Domingo
Mireya Kulczewsky
Emilia
Marcelo Gaete
Luis Alarcón
Tennyson Ferrada
Leonardo Perucci
Rafael Benavente
Elena Moreno
Marcelo Romo
Mario Montilles
Mario Rebolledo
Gloria Canales
Rodolfo Martinez
Maria Valle
Pepe Romeu
Amanda Vicuña
Juan Quezada
Guillermo Bruce
Fernando Gallardo
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