City of Photographers

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City of Photographers

2006

1h 20m

7.8(6 votes)

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A film about the fearless photographers and photojournalists who documented strikes, demonstrations, protests etc during the Chilean military regime of Augusto Pinochet, sometimes risking their very lives.

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Directed by: Sebastián Moreno
Written by: Sebastián Moreno

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