Augusto Pinochet: The Coup, the Torture & the West

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 22:43:34 +0000

2023, marks the 50th Anniversary of the military coup that brought General Augusto Pinochet to power in Chile. The dictator took power – and kept i t – with the support of democracies i ncluding the United Kingdom and the United States, through the use of terror & sadistic torture. The West chose to look the other way. This documentary will reveal the shocking depth of that support, using archive footage, expert analysis & personal accounts of torture, and declassified government files to tell the story of Pinochet’s uprising, the brutal regime he led, and the Western allies who enabled it all.