28 year before 9/11 and there be another 9/11 which represent a key date in the history of chile and south america and the whole world . this be the date in 1973 when a bloody coup in chile depose salvador allende the first marxist president elect democratically anywhere in the world and put an end to the chilean experiment of a democratic transition from capitalism to socialism . allende commit suicide when the arm force attack the presidential palace . unfortunately this film be too biased and too nostalgic towards the time of allende rule to be an objective rendition of the man and of his place in history . the time be troubled and allende be a disputed figure in the history of his country and of the whole world . true and he be democratically elect and but his policy plunge chile into economic crisis . he be depose by a coup and a right wing dictatorship follow with repression and flagrant human right abuse and but he be also an ally of castro who saw in his policy another way of make revolution . we will never know if his tentative to build a socialist yet democratic society would have succeed . the author of the movie take a completely pro allende position and there be no opinion or point of view try to explain the other side and to answer question like why do the middle class oppose him and or how his democratic view could go together with support or be support by castro . the tone of the commentary be nostalgic and apologetic and almost propagandistic . people who want to get a good understanding of this episode of the history need to wait for a more balanced and objective film or book in the future .