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The Sky Is Red

2020 · 73 min

A sober, harrowing reconstruction that leaves you with a heavy sense of helplessness and quiet outrage.

Directed by
Francina Carbonell
Genres
Documentary
Overview
In 2010, 81 inmates died in a huge fire at San Miguel prison in Chile’s capital city Santiago. Inside, they were trapped behind bars like rats; outside, dozens of family members waiting for visiting hours to begin looked on helplessly as their loved ones shouted for help. The doors remained locked. This reconstruction sheds light on the utter failure of the prison’s administration, which was housing twice as many prisoners as permitted.

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Directed by
Francina Carbonell
Genres
Documentary
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    Themes
    • justice
    • death
    • corruption
    • grief
    • isolation
    Places
    • prison
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror5
    Humour0
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension7
    Darkness9
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight9

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Francina Carbonell
    Written by
    Francina Carbonell, Ignacia Muñoz, Vicente del Pedregal, Arimsay Fuentes
    Cinematography
    Ignacia Muñoz
    Runtime
    73 min
    Country
    Chile
    Languages
    Spanish

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