Under Construction 1977
Very Short Films
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5m 49s
Directed by Ignacio Agüero • Documentary • 1977 • 6 minutes
A construction worker tells about his work as a plasterer in times when houses in entire neighborhoods are demolished to build new commercial zones, all as as part of a new economic structure designed by the dictatorship of Pinochet.
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