The Settlers
(LOS COLONOS) CHILE - 2023 - 97 MINUTES - ENGLISH, SPANISH (With English and French Subtitles)
A FILM BY FeLIPE GÁLVEZ HABERLE
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Chile, beginning of the 20th century. A wealthy landowner hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia. The expedition, composed of a young Chilean half-blood, an American mercenary, and led by a reckless British lieutenant, soon turns into a “civilizing” raid.
"Challenges what we are taught (and not taught) in history books." - Heidy Morales, Hye Musings
4/5 **** "Solid story, with solid characters in a harsh environment where anything can happen and mostly does. An engrossing film that is definitely worth viewing." - Gilbert Seah, AfroToronto
86/100 "Makes its point exposing the brutality, hypocrisy, greed and underhanded manipulations of the colonizers." - Robert Stephen, Set the Bar
"Compellingly artful, dramatically blunt" (B review) - Liam Lacey, Original Cin
"Exists at a crossroads of historical fiction, naturalism and a brutal genre piece." - Justine Smith, Cult MTL
“A brilliant directorial debut” - Marc Glassman, Classical FM