Santiago, Chile 1973. As the military coup unfolds across the country, Captain Jorge Silva – former head of Air Force Intelligence – receives an order that will change his life forever: to turn the Air Force Academy, where he now trains young cadets, into a detention and torture center. Convinced that the horror will be short-lived, Silva tries to stay on the sidelines. But the arrival of Colonel Jahn – an old rival returning with unchecked power and unfinished business – forces him to confront not only his past but also his deepest beliefs.

Inspired by true events and shot in black and white, THE RED HANGAR is the first Latin American thriller to explore the inner workings of the military world during the dictatorships of the 1970s. A restrained, intimate, and deeply political story about men ensnared in the machinery of power at the precise moment history forces them to choose sides.

Juan Pablo Sallato is a Chilean director, producer, and screenwriter, and co-founder of Villano Producciones. He directed RED EYES, one of the most-watched documentaries in Chilean cinema, as well as the award-winning series LIBRE (Journalism Excellence Award), THE CULTURE OF SEX, and ADDICTED TO THE HORN (Altazor Award for Best Direction). THE RED HANGAR marks his fiction festure film debut and was selected for the “Perspectives” section ot this year’s Berlinale.

Filmography (selection): 2010 RED EYES (documentary film), 2021 FREED (documentary series), 2026 THE RED HANGAR

Awards (selection): Audience Award and three more awards (Malaga Film Festival, Spain 2026), inter alia Awards for Best Film and Best Director (Guadalajara International Film Festival, Mexico 2026)