YOUS CANNAE PASS!

Chilling and heart-warming at the same time, the documentary Nae Pasaran! delves into the horrors of Pinochet’s dictatorship and how Rolls Royce workers in East Kilbride refused to work on Chilean Air Force parts. This documentary on how Scotland thwarted Pinochet’s dictatorial actions in faraway 1970s Chile had been in the pipeline since the season before the Covid lockdown, but for several reasons we can only show it to you now.

The documentary feels very personal which is probably no wonder, seeing that the director – Felipe Bustos Sierra – is of Chilean descent himself, though now firmly based in Scotland. Nae Pasaran! was his first (and so far only) feature-length film. Released in 2018, it was received very well and got nominated for several awards, including best director (factual) and best documentary, in the British Independent Film Awards.

An important, though little-known piece of history, which we’re glad to be able to finally bring to you on January 10!