The Battle of Chile: Part I

The first installment of Patricio Guzmán’s documentary records Chile’s political struggle as it unfolded, centring the bourgeois insurrection before the 1973 coup.

Filmed in Santiago between 1972 and the coup of 11 September 1973, Guzmán’s documentary follows the conflicts surrounding Salvador Allende’s government through contemporary footage and testimony. The first part is titled The Insurrection of the Bourgeoisie.