Bloody Nitrate (1969)

  • NR
  • 10/27/1969 (CL)
  • Drama
  • 2h 8m

Overview

Chilean soldiers try to survive in the desert after they are attacked by Peruvian troops. The 17 survivors are held together by the Captain. The Lieutenant is a civilian attorney who clashes with the Captain as he pursues the valuable rights to nitrate deposits in the area. When the fighting was over, 25,000 soldiers from Chile, Peru and Bolivia had perished while trying to secure the coveted mineral rights for foreign companies.

Helvio Soto

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Héctor Duvauchelle's headshot

Héctor Duvauchelle

Patricia Guzmán's headshot

Patricia Guzmán

La cholita
Jaime Vadell's headshot

Jaime Vadell

Jorge Guerra's headshot

Jorge Guerra

Jorge Yáñez's headshot

Jorge Yáñez

Mario Vernal's headshot

Mario Vernal

Teresa Vernal's headshot

Teresa Vernal

Angel Lattus's headshot

Angel Lattus

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