My Imaginary Country (Spanish: Mi país imaginario) is a 2022 documentary film written and directed by Patricio Guzmán. It features Guzmán narrating how the protests by a group of students in Santiago on October 18, 2019 triggered the most massive popular revolt known in the country's history and the consequences that were experienced.
The film was named on the shortlist for Chilean's entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but it was not selected.
Narrator
- Patricio Guzmán
Release
Festivals
It premiered worldwide on May 20, 2022, at the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Later, It was screened in July 2022 at the Jerusalem Film Festival, on September 13 of the same year at the 47th Toronto International Film Festival and 3 days later in the Latin Horizons section at the 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival.
Theatrical
It was commercially released on August 11, 2022, in Chilean theaters, then expanded to the American and Spanish market on September 23, 2022.
Reception
Box-office
My Imaginary Country sold more than 10,000 tickets in its first week of release in Chilean theaters, while in the rest of the world it grossed a total of $16,191.
Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 94% of 33 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.9/10. The website's consensus reads: "A poignant meeting of impassioned filmmaker and fraught historical moment, My Imaginary Country surveys the past with care and greets the future with optimism." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 86 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Accolades
References
External links
- My Imaginary Country at IMDb
