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‘The Settlers’ Writer-Director Felipe Gálvez Sets Spy Thriller ‘Impunity’ As Second Project
The Settlers' writer-director is adapting the film, set around the arrest of Pinochet in London, from Philippe Sands' book '38 Londres Street'.
The film, which is based on the upcoming book 38 Londres Street by Philippe Sands, follows an ex-spy hired to prevent the escape of the Chilean dictator after his capture in London unleashes geopolitical unrest. Pinochet was indicted for human rights violations committed in Chile by former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón before he was arrested in 1998 at the London Bridge hospital. The project won the FIPRESCI critics’ award, marking the first Chilean film to win the prize, before selling worldwide.
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