Article: Film Review: Chile 76: The Aftermath of a Broken Mirror - Film Review: Chile 76. Chile, 1976. Carmen heads off to her beach house. When the family priest asks her to take care of a young man he is sheltering in secret, Carmen steps onto unexplored territories, away from the quiet life she is used to. (IMDB)
Actress Manuela Martelli makes an impressive debut as writer-director with this tense and compelling drama about a doctor’s wife (Aline Kuppenheim) who is drawn into sheltering a political agitator during the time of Chile’s dictatorship. Carmen is persuaded by her friend, Padre Sanchez, to help care for the wounded fugitive.