Battle of Chile director Patricio Guzmán dies aged 85

Patricio Guzmán (right) filming Nostalgia for the Light. Patricio Guzmán (right) filming Nostalgia for the Light. Movies Battle of Chile director Patricio Guzmán dies aged 85 Passionate documentary maker won international acclaim for unsparing but poetic films exploring the impact of the Pinochet regime in Chile

Prefer the Guardian on Google Patricio Guzmán, the film-maker who chronicled Chile’s bloody 1970s political strife and its subsequent social and political turmoil in films such as The Battle of Chile and Nostalgia for the Light, has died aged 85. According to Chilean news outlet Emol , Guzmán died on Tuesday in Paris after a cardiorespiratory arrest.