The Settlers

Name: The Settlers
Genre: Drama, History, Crime, Western
Released: January 12, 2024
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 80
Cast: Agustín Rittano, Alfredo Castro, Benjamin Westfall, Camilo Arancibia, Emily Orueta

2024

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

No score yet

tbd

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

tbd	Your Score
tbd	User Score No score yet

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Movie Details & Credits

MUBI | Release Date: January 12, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Agustín Rittano, Alfredo Castro, Benjamin Westfall, Camilo Arancibia, Emily Orueta, Heinz K. Krattiger, Luis Mach, Marcelo Alonso, Mariano Llinás, Mark Stanley, Mishell Guaña, Sam Spruell

Summary: At the turn of the 20th century, three horsemen embark on an expedition across the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, tasked with securing a wealthy landowner's vast property. Accompanying a reckless British lieutenant and an American mercenary is mestizo marksman Segundo, who comes to realize, amidst rising tensions within the group, their trueAt the turn of the 20th century, three horsemen embark on an expedition across the Tierra del Fuego archipelago, tasked with securing a wealthy landowner's vast property. Accompanying a reckless British lieutenant and an American mercenary is mestizo marksman Segundo, who comes to realize, amidst rising tensions within the group, their true mission is to murderously “remove” the indigenous population.… Expand

Director: Felipe Gálvez Haberle

Genre(s): Drama, History, Crime, Western

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

See All Details and Credits

Watch Now

Stream On

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

100

The Playlist Carlos Aguilar

May 26, 2023

Its unflinching depiction of the brutal genocide of the Selk’nam people intermingles with pointed contempt for the egotistical yet pathetic colonists. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Jan 11, 2024

Gálvez’s work here is by turns blunt and subtle, and very assured. Read full review

Jake Cole

Oct 3, 2023

The film is a blistering laceration of the contradictions and hypocrisies of European racism. Read full review

Elijah Gonzalez

Jan 8, 2024

In its unflinching portrayal of historical massacres perpetrated against the Ona tribes of South America, it presents obfuscated truths about colonial atrocities, using its austere direction and sun-bleached color palette to firmly place us in the middle of man-made horrors. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Jan 19, 2024

Compellingly artful if dramatically blunt, The Settlers is Chile’s entry into the best International picture Oscar race, a kind of Western that critiques the reasons for the genre. Read full review

Laura Babiak

Oct 3, 2023

A brutal, chilling indictment of capitalist colonialism, The Settlers mixes shocking violence with acute apathy. Read full review

Zachary Barnes

Jan 11, 2024

Torn between Tarantino-esque genre pastiche and stilted art-film seriousness, The Settlers is at once unsettling and tonally unsettled. The result is a muddled study of brutal history. Read full review

SEE ALL 19 REVIEWS

User Score

Write a Review

tbd

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

No reviews yet.