It's Raining on Santiago (Il pleut sur Santiago)

It's September of 1973, and Santiago, the capital city of Chile, is about to witness a bloody war. Soon, army tanks, directed by General Augustin Pinochet, will invade the peaceful city streets, setting the stage for a brutal coup d'etat, masterminded by America's C.I.A.

It's Raining on Santiago is a powerful, dramatic re-telling of the events surrounding the military takeover of President Salvador Allendeu's government, one of the most successful socialistic regimes in the past several decades. Director Helvio Soto shows us a piercing yet personal behind-the-scenes look at Pinochet's fascist acts against followers of Allende's Unidad Popular and depicts the brave struggle of the socialists who were willing to sacrifice their lives for their cause. Soldiers disloyal to Pinochet were systematically shot. University professors, intellectuals, artists and writers were executed for their political beliefs while the cit's leaders were bribed into shutting down Santiago's entire infrastructure. Perhaps the film's most shocking revelation is that the United States Central Intelligence Agency was heavily involved in toppling the Allende government in order to secure the U.S.'s industrial and economic interests in Chile.

Shot in a gritty, realistic style with a talented ensemble cast headed by Jean-Louis Trintignant, Andre Dussollier and Annie Girardot, It's Raining On Santiago is a moving and gripping account of a country's struggle for survival against the dark forces of fascism.