Movie

Quebracho

1974 · 95 min

A grim, slow-burning historical drama of exploitation and resistance that feels heavy with injustice and quiet anger.

Overview: Set around 1910 in the Chaco region, the film depicts the plight of quebracho woodcutters, cruelly exploited by English businessmen with the support of the authorities, local police, and a paramilitary force established by the employers themselves.
How it feels: Bleak, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, power, corruption, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
power
corruption
survival
justice
Places: wilderness
countryside
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none