The Dawsonians
During the first days after the 1973 Chilean coup d’état, the political leadership of the Popular Unity government was arrested and transferred to Dawson Island, Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile and the mainland. The wives of the then political prisoners began an incessant effort to find out the whereabouts of their husbands and then try to return them alive. In these circumstances, they meet and spontaneously organize into a group they call the “Dawsonianas.”
Genre: Documentary, War
Runtime: 61 min
Language: Español
Original Language: es
Keywords
socialism, coup d'etat, female friendship, dictatorship, chile, exiled, chilean history, cold war era
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- What is The Dawsonians about?
- During the first days after the 1973 Chilean coup d’état, the political leadership of the Popular Unity government was arrested and transferred to Dawson Island, Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile and the mainland. The wives of the then political prisoners began an incessant effort to find out the whereabouts of their husbands and then try to return them alive. In these circumstances, they meet and spontaneously organize into a group they call the “Dawsonianas.”
- How long is The Dawsonians?
- The Dawsonians has a runtime of 1h 1m (61 minutes).
- What genre is The Dawsonians?
- The Dawsonians is a Documentary, War film.