The Settlers (2023)
1h 41m | PG-13
Chile, early 20th century. José Menéndez, a wealthy landowner, hires three horsemen to mark out the perimeter of his extensive property and open a route to the Atlantic Ocean across vast Patagonia.
Director: Felipe Gálvez
Studio: Ciné-Sud Promotion
Genre: Drama, Western
Video: 720p
Cast
Camilo Arancibia
as Segundo
Heinz K. Krattiger
as Samuel
Mark Stanley
as MacLennan
Alfredo Castro
as Menéndez
Benjamín Westfall
as Bill
Agustín Rittano
as Ambrosio
Reviews
This film offers an absolutely brutally honest account of racism and colonialism. Despite my admiration for Scorcese as a filmmaker, Killers of the Flower Moon was a whimpy, white-washed version of exploitation compared to what Felipe Gálvez Haberle and his team delivers in Los Colonos. It's a gripping tale well told. I also thought cinematographer Simone D'Arcangelo's decisions were fantastic. All of it served to highlight the grim truth of the situation.