The Red Hangar

Synopsis

Set in Santiago during the pivotal military coup of September 11, 1973, this tense historical thriller follows Captain Jorge Silva, a former head of Air Force Intelligence. Silva receives a harrowing order that upends his career: he must transform the Air Force Academy into a detention and torture facility. Hoping the political unrest will be brief, Silva initially attempts to remain on the sidelines. However, the arrival of his ruthless old rival, Colonel Jahn, forces him into a psychological corner where neutral ground no longer exists. Shot in stark black and white, the film meticulously captures the bureaucratic nightmare and moral decay of a nation in collapse. As the hangar begins to fill with prisoners, Silva faces an impossible crossroads where both obedience and resistance carry lethal consequences. This intimate chamber drama explores the machinery of power and the devastating impact of institutional violence on the individual soul, offering a haunting look at one of Chile's darkest chapters.