Tony Manero (18)

Drama set against the backdrop of late ’70s Santiago, when Chile was in the icy grasp of the Pinochet regime. Murmurs of dissent are met with swift reprisals and much of the country suffers in silence, doing anything to get ahead. Fifty-something dreamer Raul Peralta is obsessed with the film Saturday Night Fever and models himself on the film’s white-suited protagonist, Tony Manero. When a local TV talent show launches a search for Chile’s very own disco-dancing love god, Raul seizes his chance, perfecting his slick moves with the help of backing dancers Cony, Pauli and Goyo. However, political allegiances and raging ambition gradually prove Raul’s undoing.