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Dawson Isla 10 
Directed by Miguel Littín Produced by Miguel Littín
Cristián de la Fuente
Miguel Ioan LittínWritten by Miguel Littín Starring Benjamín Vicuña
Cristián de la Fuente
Bertrand Duarte
Pablo Krögh
Sergio HernándezMusic by Juan Cristóbal Meza Cinematography Miguel Ioan Littín Studio Azul Films Release date(s) September 11, 2009 Running time 117 minutes Country Chile Language Spanish Budget 2 million Dawson Isla 10 is a 2009 Chilean drama film, written and directed by Miguel Littín, a Chilean film director. The screenplay is based on Isla 10, a book by Sergio Bitar about his experiences as a political prisoner; "Isla 10" was the substitute name their guards imposed him during his imprisonment.
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Plot
The 1973 Chilean coup d'état results in President Salvador Allende being overthrown and Augusto Pinochet coming to power in Chile. This film tells the story of the former members of Allende's cabinet, who were arrested and incarcerated on a political prison, specially designed as a concentration camp on Dawson Island, Tierra del Fuego. Under strict control of the Chilean Navy, these men must survive the freezing temperatures.
Cast
- Benjamín Vicuña as Sergio Bitar
- Bertrand Duarte as Miguel Lawner
- Pablo Krögh as José Tohá
- Cristián de la Fuente as Teniente Labarca
- Sergio Hernández as Comandante Sallay
- Luis Dubó as Sargento Figueroa
- Caco Monteiro as Fernando Flores
- Horacio Videla as Dr. Arturo Jiron
- Matías Vega as Osvaldo Puccio
- Andrés Skoknik as Orlando Letelier
- Elvis Fuentes as Clodomiro Almeyda
Submissions
The film was nominated for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film at the 24th edition of Goya Awards.
External links
Categories:- 2009 films
- Chilean films
- Spanish-language films
- 2000s drama films
- Chile under Augusto Pinochet
- Films about politicians
- Films by Chilean directors
- Films set in 1973
- Films set in 1974
- Films depicting Latin American military dictatorships
- Political drama films
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