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Critic Elijah Gonzalez
rated 8

...a searing Chilean western about colonial evils and buried history.

Read full review at Paste Magazine
Critic David Jenkins
rated 8

This haunting debut by Felipe Gálvez Haberle dismantles the violent colonial trappings of the classic western.

Read full review at Little White Lies
Critic Wendy Ide
rated 8

Leone-inspired western packs a venomous bite.

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Kristoffer Viita
rated 8

...bristen på hjältemod ger filmen en anti-västern-kvalitet som är nyskapande.

Read full review at Sveriges Television
Critic Sebastian Lindvall
rated 8

Det chilenska västerndramat, som utspelar sig i början av 1900-­talet, riktar blåslampa mot historiskt mörker.

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

Cast & Crew

Felipe Gálvez
Director
Alfredo Castro
As Menéndez
Luis Machín
As Monsignor
Sam Spruell
As Colonel Martin
Mariano Llinás
As Moreno
Marcelo Alonso
As Vicuña
Mark Stanley
As MacLennan

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The Settlers, a powerful and thought-provoking drama/western film, follows three horsemen on a perilous expedition through the vast Patagonian wilderness in 1901 Chile. Led by a reckless British lieutenant, the group is tasked with marking out the perimeter of a wealthy landowner's expansive property, but their mission soon turns into a brutal "civilizing" raid. As they journey deeper into uncharted territory, they encounter the native Onas people, leading to a violent confrontation that exposes the dark underbelly of colonialism. With a talented cast and crew, this film sheds light on the little-known Selknam genocide and offers a gripping exploration of humanity's capacity for both good and evil.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Settlers include Killers of the Flower Moon, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The Power of the Dog, The Warrant: Breaker's Law, The Orphan Train, Iron Brothers.

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The Settlers was released in theaters on January 12, 2024.