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The Witnesses

This stark Chilean melodrama concerns itself with the plight of slum dwellers living outside Santiago. For many years they have, with great difficulty, been faithfully paying small sums to a real estate man. This man has said that by doing so they can obtain title to the miniscule plots of land their houses stand on. In fact, he has been swindling them and does not even own the land he has been "selling." One of the aggrieved slum dwellers confronts him about this while he is visiting the slum, and the real estate agent shoots him before everyone's eyes. The question confronting these witnesses is whether testifying against this monster will make their lives even more precarious.

Top Cast

  • Nelson Villagra

    Nelson Villagra

    Ramon

  • Jaime Vadell

    Jaime Vadell

    Domingo

  • Mireya Kulczewsky

    Mireya Kulczewsky

    Emilia

  • Marcelo Gaete

    Marcelo Gaete

  • Luis Alarcón

    Luis Alarcón

  • Tennyson Ferrada

    Tennyson Ferrada

  • Leonardo Perucci

    Leonardo Perucci

  • Rafael Benavente

    Rafael Benavente

  • Elena Moreno

    Elena Moreno

Overview

This stark Chilean melodrama concerns itself with the plight of slum dwellers living outside Santiago. For many years they have, with great difficulty, been faithfully paying small sums to a real estate man. This man has said that by doing so they can obtain title to the miniscule plots of land their houses stand on. In fact, he has been swindling them and does not even own the land he has been "selling." One of the aggrieved slum dwellers confronts him about this while he is visiting the slum, and the real estate agent shoots him before everyone's eyes. The question confronting these witnesses is whether testifying against this monster will make their lives even more precarious.

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