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Hangar rojo

The Red Hangar
Perspectives 2026
© Villano
Santiago, Chile, September 11, 1973. As the military coup unfolds across the country, Captain Jorge Silva – the former head of Air Force Intelligence – receives an order that will change his life forever: he is to transform the Air Force Academy where he currently trains young cadets into a centre for detention and torture. Convinced that the horror will be short lived, Silva tries to stay on the sidelines. But the arrival of Colonel Jahn – an old rival who is returning with unchecked power and unfinished business – forces Silva to confront not only his past but also his deepest beliefs. As trucks begin to fill the hangar with prisoners and the exercise of power grows increasingly ruthless, Silva finds himself trapped at an impossible crossroads: disobedience could cost him his life, but then so could obedience, too. Inspired by true events and shot in black and white, Hangar rojo is the first Latin American thriller to explore the inner workings of the military 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 that history forces them to choose sides.

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by Juan Pablo Sallato (Director), Luis Emilio Guzmán (Screenplay)
with Nicolás Zárate, Boris Quercia, Marcial Tagle, Catalina Stuardo, Aron Hernández, Francisco Carrasco, Juan Cano Chile / Argentina / Italy 2026 Spanish 81' Black/White World premiere | Debut film

With

  • Nicolás Zárate (Captain Silva)
  • Boris Quercia (Colonel Soler)
  • Marcial Tagle (Colonel Jahn)
  • Catalina Stuardo (Rosa)
  • Aron Hernández (Sargent Hernández)
  • Francisco Carrasco (Lieutenant Carrasco)
  • Juan Cano (Sargent Mujica)

Crew

Director Juan Pablo Sallato
Screenplay Luis Emilio Guzmán
Cinematography Diego Pequeño
Editing Valeria Hernández, Sebastián Brahm
Music Alberto Michelli, Matteo Marrella
Sound Design Stefano Polidoro
Production Design Nicolás Grum
Producers Juan Ignacio Sabatini, Juan Pablo Sallato
Executive Producers Juan Ignacio Sabatini, Juan Pablo Sallato
Co-Producers Mercedes Cordova, Valeria Forste, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Lucia Van Gelderen, Valentina Quarantini, Marco Luca Cattaneo, Stefano Mutolo, Raika Khosravi, Carolina Pezzini

Produced by

Villano

Santiago, Chile

Co-produced by

Brava Cine

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Rain Dogs

Florenz, Italy

Caravan

Florenz, Italy

Berta Film

Florenz, Italy

TVN

Santiago, Chile

World Sales

Premium Films / MPM Premium

Paris, France

Photos

Juan Pablo Sallato

© Villano

The Chilean director, producer and screenwriter directed the documentary film Ojos Rojos and the documentary series Adictos al Claxon, La Cultura del Sexo and Libre. He is co-founder of Villano Producciones and has produced projects including the television series Zamudio and La Cacería. Hangar rojo is his debut fiction feature film.

Filmography

2010 Ojos Rojo (Red Eyes); Documentary 2013 Adictos al Claxon (Addicted to the Horn); Series (12 episodes ) 2015 La Cultura del Sexo (The Culture of Sex); Series (10 episodes ) 2021 Libre (Freed); Series (8 episodes) 2026 Hangar rojo (The Red Hangar); Berlinale 2026

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026