Breaking the Brick
Original title: El efecto ladrillo
“Stories of a Chile that changes.”
Overview
In 2019, millions of Chileans rose up in a popular revolt that resulted in radical change: the call for an assembly that will change the constitution imposed by the Pinochet dictatorship and its economic neoliberal model, referred to as ‘The Brick’. This change is seen through the eyes of two Chileans from opposing sides of the political spectrum. They experience a year of turmoil as protests give way to transformation. On the one side Ramiro, a wealthy businessman, and on the other side Mariana, a lower middle-class teacher. Historical conflicts that were long thought resolved come to light as the assembly process draws closer, showing how the wounds of a brutal dictatorship are deep, lasting and must be reconciled at all costs.
Top-billed cast
- JJacqueline Alvarez
- JJosé Luis Repenning
- RRamón Ulloa
- LLeonardo Maldonado
- CClaudio Muñoz
- FFabiola Campillai
- MMartin Turner
- JJulio Medina
- CCarolina Escobar
- CChrista Aboitiz
Crew
- Directors
- Carola Fuentes, Rafael Valdeavellano
- Writer
- Carola Fuentes
- Producers
- Carola Fuentes, Rafael Valdeavellano
- Production
- La Ventana Cine, Doc Society, Perspective Fund, Sundance Institute, Open Society Foundations
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Who directed Breaking the Brick?
Breaking the Brick was directed by Carola Fuentes, Rafael Valdeavellano.
When was Breaking the Brick released?
Breaking the Brick was released in 2022.
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