Octavia Bernasconi

A 17-year-old girl is found burned and dismembered in an empty lot in a middle-class neighborhood of Santiago, Chile. Due to police negligence, the crime goes unpunished until thirty years later, when the family manages to piece together the murder puzzle, revealing a forbidden relationship and a cruel truth.

Blanca, student leader of the feminist movement in an occupied school, goes missing: hours later, a video of a group raping the girl goes viral. In their aim to find her, a police squad formed by three women puts their lives and that of their families at risk. As they look for Blanca and investigate, they will find out that behind this gender crime there is much more than just one offender.

Through eleven intertwined stories, “Once” follows the 18 consecutive hours following the military coup, ending in the bombing of the official government headquarters, La Moneda Palace, and the demise of then president Salvador Allende.

In late-1990s Santiago, three troubled teenagers navigate adolescence, trauma and taboo. United by grief and a desire for escape, their bond deepens into something intense and ultimately destructive.

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