Sweet Country

1987 R 2h 30m 4.9

Anna and Ben are settled in rural Chile in the early 1970's. They are very isolated and their only real friends are two Chilean sisters, Eva and Monica. When Ben is stranded in Santiago on the eve of the military takeover of 1973, Anna is...

Santiago, Chile, 11 September 1973. Following the assassination of President Salvador Allende, General Augusto Pinochet and his supporters overthrow the Popular Unity government and seize power. With the military junta tearing the nation apart, Ben and Anna, an American expatriate couple, find themselves in the thick of a volatile situation when the army arrests Eva Araya, a close friend and person of interest. As a result, Anna, backed by Canadian journalist Paul, joins a clandestine resistance support group, compelled to help. But with everyone's future hanging by a thread, can they save Eva from certain death?

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Info about Sweet Country

Studio(s): Greek Film Centre (GFC), Playmovie Productions

Originally Released: United States on Jan 23, 1987

Box Office Gross: $2,000,000.00

Budget: $3,200,000.00

Genres: Drama, History