Synopsis:
Santiago de Chile, 1978.
In the midst of the complex and tough social context resulting from Pinochet’s dictatorship, Raúl Peralta (in his fifties), is obsessed with the idea of being as similar as possible to “Tony Manero”, John Travolta´s character in “Saturday Night Fever”.
Raúl creates a dancing group at “The Black Rose”, a nightclub located in the outskirts of the city. Every Saturday evening he unleashes his passion for “Disco” music by imitating his idol.

His urge to reproduce the film atmosphere makes him commit a series of crimes and thefts to get every costume element that appears in the movie.
Finally he finishes his dance floor, so he can dance on it and reach for his dream, which is to be applauded by his neighbors.

He hears about an impersonators contest in the TV show “One O´Clock Festival”. This may be Raúl´s opportunity to be recognised by a bigger audience as a successful showbiz star.
Meanwhile, his dancing partners who are involved in secret activities against the regime are persecuted by the government’s secret police.

Technical Info:
Director: Pablo Larraín
Script: Pablo Larraín, Alfredo Castro, Mateo Iribarren
DOP: Sergio Armstrong
Casting: Alfredo Castro, Amparo Noguera, Paola Lattus, Hector Morales
Production: Fabula Producciones (Chile), Latina Estudio ProDigital (Brasil)

Awards & Festivals:
Cannes Film Festival- Quinzaine des Réalisateurs
Pre-nominated to Oscar for best foreign film by Chile
Torino Film Festival – best film
Havana Film Festival – best film, best actor
San Sebastian Film Festival – Latin Horizons
Toronto Film Festival