What Martelli and her co-conspirators have created with the radicalization of Carmen in Chile ‘76 -- and what, incidentally, eludes so many contemporary horror films -- is the palpable sense of dread.

Chile ’76 turns out to be a paranoid thriller altogether worthy of the era it captures with such cool, self-contained style.

A very powerful and chilling reminder of what it would be like to live in a police state.

An impressive debut by a actor-turned-director Manuela Martelli, Chile ’76 is a chilling, powerful political thriller as a woman’s view of the world around her is shaken to its foundations in the film’s devastating conclusion.