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Hur förtrycket slår

Directed by Peter Nestler
Sweden, 1983
Documentary, Short

Synopsis

A Chilean woman recounts the death of her husband in 1973, the year of the coup, and the repression that ensued. An orphanage is supposed to deal with the traumas of the damaged children. Many of them were directly exposed to the horrors.

Synopsis

Hur förtrycket slår is not currently showing on MUBI. Instead, watch Mülheim (Ruhr), also directed by Peter Nestler.

Mülheim (Ruhr)
Peter Nestler, Reinald Schnell
Hur förtrycket slår Directed by Peter Nestler
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