“Newly restored and rereleased in sync with the golden anniversary of its signature events, the movie is an evergreen historical grenade every high schooler should be made to see, but it also feels especially relevant today, in this fiery season of ascending middle-class fascism.” —Village Voice

"The exhilarating feel of participating in a society being remade fuels the film... The effect is like watching the river of history flow and disperse into the sea of time." —J. Hoberman, The New York Times

"The Battle of Chile remains one of the most powerful documentaries of the twentieth century, portraying history with a determined spirit that mirrors that of the Chilean people who stood up against fascism and imperialism." —Loud and Clear Reviews

“Icarus Films’s release of The Battle of Chile comes outfitted with a beautiful 2K restoration and Patricio Guzmán’s preceding feature, which perfectly sets the stage for the main attraction.” —Slant Magazine

"Though the images are half a century old, the chaos, treachery, and courage recorded bear a chilling relevance to circumstances today in our country and in democracies around the world as right-wing efforts to overturn democratically elected governments proliferate." —The Arts Fuse

"The trilogy oscillates between the analytic and poetic registers, acting as a participant in a massive social rupture." —Jacobin

"Among the most important documentaries and political films ever made, its portrait of revolutionary fervor and the ferocity of counterrevolution remains bracingly intense 50 years later — the first part ends with one of the film’s cameramen recording the moment of his own death at the hands of the military." —Hyperallergic

“An amazing achievement… easily the most important document to date on the subject of Latin American politics.” —Trailers From Hell

“An important historical chronicle and a still-potent dissection of political idealism, political upheaval, and political corruption.” —Yes! Weekly