The Chilean
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1976, Aldo, an explosives expert, is exiled to Italy after mining protests. There he meets Luciana, an anarchist doctor who offers to reunite him with his family, but only if he takes up his old trade: making bombs for revolutionaries.
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Camilo Arancibia
Aldo
Known for
The Settlers
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Sara Serraiocco
Luciana
Known for
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The Ruthless
Gaetano Bruno
Russo
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Andrew Bargsted
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Lorenzo Richelmy
Enrico
Known for
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Sara Becker
Meche
Known for
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Riccardo Lombardo
Giuseppe
Known for
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Carlo Alberto Cravino
Marco
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Jasmin Mattei
Claire
Known for
Late Shift
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Jacopo Demetrio Massara
Attilio
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Giulia Boffa
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Sergio Castro San Martín Director · Simona Nobile Screenplay Juan Cristóbal Guarello Author
First release August 13, 2026 · Produced in Italy, Chile, Switzerland · Languages Italian, Spanish
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SRG SSR
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Italy · Chile · Switzerland
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Original title
Il Cileno
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian · Spanish
Release dates
Switzerland · August 13, 2026
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
Italy · August 27, 2026
Theatrical · Fandango Distribuzione
No release date listed for United States.
Chile
October 12, 2026 · Premiere · Valdivia Film Festival
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