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Santiago, Italia

I remember an old Socialist gentleman who was expelled from his party within the embassy...

I remember an old Socialist gentleman who was expelled from his party within the embassy for indiscipline because he refused to peel potatoes

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I remember an old Socialist gentleman
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who was expelled from his party
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within the embassy for indiscipline
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because he refused to peel potatoes.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
01:02:31
Uploaded
Jun 19, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
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After the coup d'État of the Democratic government of Allende, the embassy of Italy in Santiago played a major role in helping the opposers of the regime, and extradited many of them Italy. These brave men are represented in this ...
He had never peeled potatoes in his life - Santiago, Italia 00:07
He had never peeled potatoes in his life
Everyone had to do the same work. - Santiago, Italia 00:05
Everyone had to do the same work.
Many people didn't get along. There was a lot of tension. - Santiago, Italia 00:05
Many people didn't get along. There was a lot of tensio...
I sought refuge in the pool - Santiago, Italia 00:05
I sought refuge in the pool
Sometimes, - Santiago, Italia 00:07
Sometimes,
They were both there, but didn't speak? - Santiago, Italia 00:04
They were both there, but didn't speak?
I was like a supervisor. - Santiago, Italia 00:04
I was like a supervisor.
I don't know, I guess we were thirty or forty children. - Santiago, Italia 00:06
I don't know, I guess we were thirty or forty children.
As children, we adapted the street games - Santiago, Italia 00:08
As children, we adapted the street games
There was a game we played called police and thieves. - Santiago, Italia 00:05
There was a game we played called police and thieves.
We adapted the game - Santiago, Italia 00:07
We adapted the game
We would set up an obstacle and a goal. - Santiago, Italia 00:06
We would set up an obstacle and a goal.
The police had to catch him and if they did, he was dead. - Santiago, Italia 00:05
The police had to catch him and if they did, he was dead.
The flow of refugees - Santiago, Italia 00:12
The flow of refugees
They would come to see if there was a way to get to Europe - Santiago, Italia 00:08
They would come to see if there was a way to get to Europe
The Foreign Ministry - Santiago, Italia 00:17
The Foreign Ministry
Some say we mustn't save the people who die in the Mediterranean - Santiago, Italia 00:09
Some say we mustn't save the people who die in the Medi...
That's rather cynical, isn't it? - Santiago, Italia 00:04
That's rather cynical, isn't it?
They called me and said, - Santiago, Italia 00:17
They called me and said,
They told us someone had been thrown over the wall. - Santiago, Italia 00:05
They told us someone had been thrown over the wall.