电影简介 Chile's2009AcademyAwardsofficialsubmissiontoForeign-LanguageFilmcategory.
SantiagodeChile,1978.
InthemidstofthetoughsocialcontextofPinochetsdictatorship,RaúlPeralta,amaninhisfifties,isobsessedwiththeideaofimpersonatingTonyManero,JohnTravoltascharacterinSaturdayNightFever.
Raúlleadsasmallgroupofdancersregularlyperformingatabarlocatedintheoutskirtsofthecity.EverySaturdayevening,heunleasheshispassionforthefilmsmusicbyimitatinghisidol.HisdreamofbeingrecognizedasasuccessfulshowbizstarisabouttobecomearealitywhenthenationaltelevisionannouncesaTonyManeroimpersonatingcontest.Hisurgetoreproducehisidolslikenessdriveshimtocommitaseriesofcrimesandthefts.
Inthemeantime,hisdancingpartners,whoareinvolvedinundergroundactivitiesagainsttheregime,arepersecutedbythegovernmentssecretpolice.
TonyManeroisastoryaboutlossofidentityandobsessionintherecentChileanhistory
