A still from The Jackal of Nahueltoro of two men walking on a rural road, carrying belongings, with leafless trees and overcast skies in the background.

The Jackal of Nahueltoro (El Chacal de Nahueltoro)

Name: The Jackal of Nahueltoro (El Chacal de Nahueltoro)
Start: 2026-07-25T11:10
End: 2026-07-25T12:55
Location: Watershed

part of Reframing Film

Film

Sat 25 July 11:10

Director: Miguel Littín
Cast: Nelson Villagra, Shenda Román, Rosa Rivas, Héctor Noguera
Details: 95 mins, Subtitled, 1969, Chile
Primary language: Spanish

Priority booking opens on Wed 27 May at 12:00 for Cinema Rediscovered passholders and Club Shed members.

General sale opens on Mon 1 June at 10:00.

Additional booking info below

Miguel Littín’s extraordinary debut feature is based on the true story of Jorge del Carmen Valenzuela Torres, a peasant who, seemingly inexplicably, murdered a widow and her five young children in cold blood. The news shocked the nation and set in motion a fierce debate about penal reform; which the film revisits, taking a hard look at class, accountability, and the state's duty to its people.

Integrating documentary material and exceptional performances from key actors of the time with haunting cinematography by Héctor Rios, the unforgiving landscape acts as a silent witness to human tragedy. 

Eschewing easy answers, The Jackal of Naheultoro lets extensive research into the crime and social circumstances speak for themselves encouraging audiences to do their own work in considering culpability. Considered by some as the best Chilean film of all time, it heralded the arrival of a new strong political voice in Latin American cinema, working across both fiction and documentary forms. 

With thanks to Cineteca Nacional de Chile.

Special offers:
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Club Shed members get 15% off all individual Cinema Rediscovered tickets.

Priority booking opens on Wed 27 May at 12:00 for Cinema Rediscovered passholders and Club Shed members.

General sale opens on Mon 1 June at 10:00.

Event types:

Intro: Introductory Talk

Sat 25 July

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Pricing

Ticket price:

£12.00 full (plus 12% booking fee*)

£9.50 concessions / Refugees and Asylum Seekers (plus 12% booking fee*)

£6.50 24 or under (plus 12% booking fee*)

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people. Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket.

*Booking fee applies to online and phone booking only.

Complimentary tickets are available for Personal Assistants accompanying customers who are Deaf / Disabled and can be booked through the Box Office, or online after joining our Access Register.

Cinema Rediscovered Festival Pass

The Cinema Rediscovered Pass allows you to select from 60+ Cinema Rediscovered screenings and events between Wed 22 - Sun 26 July. Subject to availability, terms and conditions apply. Buy your Pass here. Pass holders get 25% off monthly or annual subscriptions to streaming platform Cinelogue.

Pass prices: £130 full / £100 concessions / £80 24 and under.

Multi-Ticket Package Offer

Get 15% off the regular ticket price when you book 4-10 Cinema Rediscovered screenings and/or events. The discount will automatically apply when you add the tickets to your basket.

Club Shed members get 15% off all individual Cinema Rediscovered tickets.

All Cinema Rediscovered Pass and ticket holders can get 20% off any 6 O'Clock Gin & Tonic (including Watershed’s very own) at the Café & Bar and Undershed Bar during the Festival. Pass and ticket holders can also enjoy 20% off Wiper and True draught products after 20:00 at the Café & Bar and Undershed Bar during the Festival.

Please note: the Cinema Walks, Projection Tours, Improv Workshops, Shadow Puppet Making Workshop and the Film Quiz are excluded from the Pass and Package.

Access

Cinema seat widths

Our cinema seats are 46cm wide, with wooden armrests on either side of each seat that can’t be moved.

We can provide seats without armrests or bean bags as alternatives at the front of the cinema if that is more comfortable for you. Please just call our Box Office on (0117) 927 5100 or book in-person to arrange.

Access Register

Join our Access Register to help us deliver the best possible experience for you. You can sign up to our Access Register online, or in person at Box Office or by calling (0117) 927 5100.

Further info

Our building is accessible, our staff are trained in basic BSL and Deaf awareness, we have toilets for everyone and we run an accessible programme of screenings, events and exhibitions. Find out more on our Access page.

Concessions

Concessions apply to Full Time Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Employment Support Allowance, 66+ who have retired, Equity and BECTU members and disabled people.

Where applicable please produce proof of eligibility when collecting a ticket or showing your ticket at the entrance to the cinema.

The Jackal of Nahueltoro (El Chacal de Nahueltoro)

Subtitled screening

Reframing Film: The Jackal of Nahueltoro (El Chacal de Nahueltoro)