Trauma (2017)
Release Year: 2017
Nation: Chile
Alternative Title: Trauma - Das Böse verlangt Loyalität
Director: Lucio A. Rojas
Writer: Lucio A. Rojas
Production & Genre
Producer: Co_Producer: Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti, George Von Knorring
Executive_Producer: Lucio A. Rojas
Companies: Border Motion Cinema, Chris Reiben Productions, SBH Films, Too Much Films, Trauma Spa
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Budget: €180,000 (estimated)
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Keywords
Keywords: chile, history, military dictatorship, tortura, trauma
Story
Four friends – Andrea, Camila (who are sisters), their cousin Magdalena, and Camila's girlfriend Julia – travel to a rural area of Chile in 1978 during Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship. They are brutally attacked by a man and his son who live there. Unable to find help in the nearby town, they decide to confront these men with assistance from two policemen. However, as they pursue justice, they discover that their attackers have ties to Chile's dark past, making them face an enemy with a brutal legacy.
Summary
'Trauma' (2017), directed by Lucio A. Rojas and set against the backdrop of Augusto Pinochet's military dictatorship in Chile, follows four friends as they unknowingly confront remnants of the regime's brutality during their vacation in a rural area. The film explores themes of trauma, injustice, and the lingering effects of violent political histories on everyday people.
