Main content

Adriana's Pact

When I was a girl, I had a strong role model in my life: my aunt Adriana. In 2007, she was detained and I found out she worked as an agent at DINA (Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional) in Pinochet’s secret police, which has often been compared to the Gestapo of Nazi Germany. My aunt claims to have never seen or participated in any instances of torture, but nevertheless she flee to Australia to avoid trial. In the hope that I can prove my aunt’s innocence, I made my own inquiries and started filming. I interviewed experts, former DINA colleagues, and family. There are conflicting stories provided by my aunt Adriana, human rights organizations, colleagues, and the press, but....who is saying the truth?

As her family’s worst nightmare unfolds on screen, Lissette Orozco's Adriana’s Pact bridges the divide between emotion, memory, and history.

Related Films

Machuca

Set in Santiago during the months leading up to Pinochet’s 1973 coup d’état,…

Red Gringo: American Pop Culture and Cold War in Latin America.

Reminiscent of Searching for Sugarman, the film follows Dean Reed, a North…

Zoila

When Gabriela discovers that Zoila, her childhood Mapuche indigenous nanny,…