Quebracho (1974) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1974 · 95 mins · Spanish

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Directed by

Ricardo Wullicher

Starring

Héctor Alterio, Marcos Mundstock, Juan Carlos Gené, Carlos Lasarte, Cipe Lincovsky, Walter Vidarte

Set in the Chaco region around 1910, the film follows the desperate lives of quebracho woodcutters who are brutally exploited by English timber interests. Their oppression is backed by corrupt officials, local police and a private paramilitary force created by the employers, highlighting the harsh realities of colonial exploitation.