Letters from Marusia
Letters from Marusia is a 1975 Mexican film directed by Chilean filmmaker Miguel Littín. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also entered into the 1976 Cannes Film Festival. The film is based on a Patricio Manns novel (1974) inspired by the Marusia massacre of 1925.
Plot
The film portrays the harsh reality of life during Chile's "Nitrate Era" (1880-1929) for the working class, where efforts to form workers' unions were violently suppressed.