Carlos Leiva Barahona and Camilo Carmona in El Primero de la Familia (2016)

El Primero de la Familia

2016‱ 1h 22m
Drama
⭐ 6.5 / 10(49)

The story of a young student from a poor family in Chile who aspires to be a doctor. He and his family fight through the pain and difficulty of being poor in Chile: marginality, vulnerable neighborhood, overcrowded dwelling, uncertainty, lack of money, exploitation--and, worse of all, the terrible feeling of injustice and being humiliated and crushed if they aren't lucky enough. Can he be the first in his family to go to college and medical school, really become something, and free his family from poverty?

Runtime
1h 22m
Released
2016

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Release year: 2016

Storyline

The story of a young student from a poor family in Chile who aspires to be a doctor. He and his family fight through the pain and difficulty of being poor in Chile: marginality, vulnerable neighborhood, overcrowded dwelling, uncertainty, lack of money, exploitation--and, worse of all, the terrible feeling of injustice and being humiliated and crushed if they aren't lucky enough. Can he be the first in his family to go to college and medical school, really become something, and free his family from poverty?

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