No. 13 · Documentary Feature
The flower, the boot and the number 73
La flor, la bota y el número 73
Directed by Rodo Miranda Mesías
Chile · 47 min
Upon the return of democracy, on June 2, 1990, the clandestine grave of PISAGUA was found, revealing the whole truth of what happened to the leaders who disappeared during the dictatorship.
Streams 21 September 2026 to 28 September 2026, Berlin time. Every ticket is one Audience Award vote.
Trailer
About the film
Upon the return of democracy, on June 2, 1990, the clandestine grave of PISAGUA was found, exposing the whole truth of what happened to the leaders who disappeared during the dictatorship. with an eyewitness, a group of paleros (some of them soon of the disappeared) set out for Pisagua to dig up the earth and try to recover the bodies of their relatives. When hopes were lost, a rudimentary trace left in the earth gives the clue to the exact location of the bodies.
- Runtime
- 47 min
- Category
- Documentary Feature
- Country
- Chile
- Year
- 2025
- Language
- Spanish
- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
Stills
Rodo Miranda Mesías
Rodo Miranda:Audiovisualist and composer, artistic director of the outstanding artistic collective “La Minga”, with 26 audiovisual works with themes of memory and heritage, he has won important awards as a composer and has participated in important film shoots such as “La Esmeralda 1979”, “Profugos HBO”, Festival Olmue TVN among others. Since 2015 he has been fully dedicated to the work dedicated to the rescue of human rights and support groups and relatives of the politically executed to disseminate the atrocious effects of the dictatorship to this day.
— Director’s statement
It is essential to share and preserve the message of La flor, la bota y el número 73 internationally, so that the events portrayed in the documentary can be known beyond Chile. The film contributes to keeping alive the memory of the victims and witnesses of the military coup and its consequences, reminding us of the importance of truth, justice, human rights, and historical memory.
Credits
- Directed by
- Rodo Miranda Mesías
- Written by
- Rodo Miranda
- Produced by
- Colectivo La Minga
- Production company
- Huantajaya
- Cinematography
- Huantajaya
- Editing
- Huantajaya
- Music
- Rodo Miranda
- Principal cast
- Declaraciones Familiares Ejecutados Politicos.
The flower, the boot and the number 73 is part of the Official Selection of the BIUFF Founding Edition 2026.