Jackal of Nahueltoro

Jackal of Nahueltoro (1970)

El Chacal de Nahueltoro

Based on an actual murder case that ignited a furious debate over the death penalty in Chile in 1960, this experimental social drama portrays the life and death of an illiterate peasant who, while drunk, murdered the woman with whom he had a relationship and her five children.

Date of release
1970-05-04
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (31)
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Director
Miguel Littín

Casting

Interesting facts

Jackal of Nahueltoro is a 1969 Chilean drama film directed by Miguel Littín, based on the true story of Jorge Valenzuela Torres, a poor farmer who, during a drunken rampage in 1960, murdered his partner and five of her children.

Production

A meeting at the first Viña del Mar International Film Festival in 1967 brought Littín together with other emerging filmmakers. Led by Aldo Francia, they formed a movement known as New Chilean Cinema. Jackal of Nahueltoro takes a documentary, nonlinear approach. It emphasizes that Valenzuela has "no discernible motive".

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