Chile 1973: the other 11th September

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Monday September 08, 2003 17:44

by Douglas Hamilton - Cuba Support Group - Belfast

Latinoamérica Unida, Cineversity, One World Centre and
Cuba Support Group (Belfast) present the film:

CHILE 1973-2003: 30 Years Since the Coup

On 11th September 1973 the US led a brutal
military coup in Chile. The democratically elected
President Salvador Allende was among 3,000 people
killed on that day. Under the subsequent dictatorship of
General Pinochet thousands more were killed, tortured
or ‘disappeared’. To commemorate the 30th anniversary
of the coup there will be a screening of the
documentary:

Chile, Obstinate Memory
(Chile, la memoria obstinada)

in Spanish with English subtitles.
Director: Patricio Guzmán, Chile, 1997, 52 mins.

The film revisits Guzmán’s banned documentary ‘The
Battle of Chile’ to stress the importance that
historical realities are not forgotten, and that new
generations have access to the truth.

Date and time: Thursday 11th September 7.30pm

Venue: An Cultúrlann, 216 Falls Road, Belfast

All Welcome