Movies like Archipelago 1992
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Archipelago (1992)
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Original name: Archipiélago
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
An architect witness the brutal massacre by the police of an anti-government meeting and escapes to a remote archipelago.
Style:
surprise ending
Plot:
massacre, architect, archipelago, native american, student, money, police, island, death, politics, conquistador, pursuit, fear, hallucination, dying, paranoia, professor, american indian, murder, mass murder, nightmare, missionary, dissident, surrealism, raid ...
Place:
santiago chile
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Duration: 100 min.
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Story:
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