1976

1976, also known as Chile '76 in North America, is a 2022 Chilean-Argentine drama film directed by Manuela Martelli in her directorial debut, with a screenplay co-written by Martelli and Alejandra Moffat. The film premiered on May 26, 2022, in the Directors' Fortnight section at the Cannes Film Festival and was released in Chilean cinemas on October 20, 2022. It was nominated in the Best Ibero-American Film category at the 37th Goya Awards. Plot Carmen, a 50-year-old housewife from a middle-class family, enjoys a comfortable life in Santiago with her successful and respected doctor husband Miguel and their adult children. In the winter of 1976, three years after Augusto Pinochet seized power in Chile through a coup and established a military dictatorship, Carmen travels to her summer house to oversee renovation work and take some time for herself. While there, Father Sánchez, the priest of the small coastal town, asks for her help in caring for Elías, a young man who is part of the resistance against the dictator, has been wounded by a bullet, and has taken refuge with him. Because Carmen has medical knowledge and had once aspired to study medicine herself, and has also been involved in charitable projects in the church, she agrees to assist. Cast Aline Kuppenheim as Carmen Nicolás Sepúlveda as Elías Hugo Medina as Father Sánchez Alejandro Goic as Miguel Carmen Gloria Martínez as Estela Antonia Zegers as Raquel Marcial Tagle as Osvaldo Amalia Kassai as Leonor Gabriel Urzúa as Tomás Luis Cerda as Pedro Ana Clara Delfino as Clara Elena Delfino as Elenita Mauricio Pesutic as Eugenio Production 1976 was directed by Chilean filmmaker Manuela Martelli, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alejandra Moffat. Martelli had previously worked on the Chilean horror stop-motion animated film La casa lobo. With 1976, Martelli made her feature film directorial debut, while also having appeared in more than 15 films as an actress.