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  Andres Wood's semi-autobiographical film is set in Chile in 1973 when General Pinochet's military coup seized power from President Allende's democratically elected government. It follows the unexpected friendship of two 11 year-old boys - Gonzalo who comes from a wealthy middle class neighbourhood and Pedro Machuca who lives in a nearby illegal shantytown. They meet when an idealistic priest admits children from poor families to an elite private school and as they learn about eac