A multi-award winning documentary that questions the power of Chile’s most influential newspaper.
Ignacio Aguero, 2008, 2009, Documentary, Chile, 80min, Spanish with English subtitles
A group of students at the University of Chile investigate how Chile’ s most influential newspaper El Mercurio manipulated information to hide human rights violations carried out during Pinochet’s dictatorship. Agustin’s Journal is the first film that dares to touch upon the power of El Mercurio and of Chilean media mogul Agustin Edwards, the newspaper’s owner.
