In partnership with AfricAvenir. Machuca, Drama, Directed by Andres Wood, Chile 2004, 120 min. Language: Spanish with English subtitles. Set in Chile, 1973, this is an astonishingly intimate and painful coming-of-age story about a pair of 12 year-old- boys from opposite extremes of society who form and unlikely friendship during the last days of President Allende and the first days of Pinochet. The potent events are accompanied by a beautiful soundtrack with heart-stopping beats that propel the drama of the story. Chili, 1973, Machuca narre l'histoire intime et douloureuse du passage à l'âge adulte de deux garçons de 12 ans et de la naissance d'une amitié improbable au cours des derniers jours du President Allende et des tous premiers jours du Général Pinochet.