El Efecto Ladrillo – Breaking the Brick – Chile50 themed events at Caisa

Finnish premiere

"Who Breaks the Brick?"

The film examines the economic and social effects of the Chicago School’s theories (“The Brick”) as implemented in Chile during General Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973 – 1990). The model (along with its results) is explored in retrospect, respectively by a member of the technocratic team originally responsible for its implementation, and by a social activist working in the poorest neighborhoods of a Chilean city. For the former, the challenge is to understand “what went wrong”, and act in accordance. For the latter, there is no need to understand it, but there is an urgency to mitigate its consequences.

Chile, 2022
Director: Carola Fuentes and Rafeal Valdeavellano
Film duration: 1 h 32 min
Language: Films are in Spanish with English subtitles. Discussion after screening in English.
Age recommendation: 16+

Screening is followed by a panel discussion organised in collaboration with GAP (Globe Art Point).

Panelists are Teivo Teivainen, Finnish Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki, and Luis Herrera, Chilean economist with Finnish citizenship since 1979. Moderator Maaria Seppanen, free lance consultant and research person.

Content warning: The contents of the Chile50-themed events may upset sensitive people.