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Blocks

2010

0h 15m

5.5(14 votes)

Drama

Overview

Set in 1986, thirteen-year-old Luchito lives in a working class complex of apartment blocks in Santiago, Chile. He is obsessed with Manuel, a sixteen-year-old who lives in the building across from him.

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7 featured cast members

Starring

Alfonso David

Luchito

Pedro Campos

Pedro Campos

Manuel Tapia

Paula Zúñiga

Paula Zúñiga

Luchito's Mother

María de Los Ángeles García

María de Los Ángeles García

Liliana

Pablo Macaya

Pablo Macaya

Manuel's Father

Trinidad González

Trinidad González

Manuel's Mother

Clara María Escobar

Clara María Escobar

Neighbor

Creative team

Directed by: Marialy Rivas
Written by: Rodrigo Bellott
Marialy Rivas
Produced by: Juan de Dios Larraín
Pablo Larraín

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