City of Photographers

City of Photographers

City of Photographers

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City of Photographers

2006

1h 20m

7.8(6 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A film about the fearless photographers and photojournalists who documented strikes, demonstrations, protests etc during the Chilean military regime of Augusto Pinochet, sometimes risking their very lives.

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