The Settlers

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The Settlers

2024

1h 37m

Crime

Drama

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Chile, 1901. Three horsemen embark on an expedition, 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 their true mission is to violently "remove" the indigenous population.

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Critics Consensus

As harrowing as it is humane, The Settlers serves as a sharp-edged excavation of long-marginalized history.

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

02/24/2024

4/5

The writer-director and his cinematographer, Simone D’Arcangelo, evoke spaghetti westerns with wide-angle vistas of forbidding horizons. Odd moments of Quentin Tarantino-style playfulness add to the unease.

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

02/08/2024

3/5

At its strongest, though, The Settlers is unsettling indeed, not least thanks to the complementary performances of Arancibia, British TV regular Stanley, and Alfredo Castro...

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

02/08/2024

3/5

Lacks for a dramatic centre, but all the constituent parts are worthwhile.

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Cameron Ritter

Geek Vibes Nation

07/19/2025

7.5/10

Felipe Gálvez Haberle makes a powerful statement with his first feature by masterfully depicting the decades-long sins of a young nation through this more contained story of just several players.

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Michael Nordine

Movie Brief

01/17/2025

3.5/4

It’s not often that a film set in uncharted land feels truly uncharted the way The Settlers does.

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Heidy Morales

Hye's Musings

06/04/2024

'The Settlers'... challenges what we are taught (and not taught) in history books. It is asking us to question said history and to acknowlege that all colonies were established through violence and genocide.

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Tristan C

@RT75770054 Mar 13

Intentionally slow and drawn out which I found a bit dull and lacking information. It’s a sad and brutal depiction of colonialism with beautiful cinematography but for me it was a struggle to stay engaged at points. The stunning shots and mystery saved it for me.

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Laurie S

@Karlwinters 06/29/2025

I found it overall quite boring with only a few interesting moments.

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Michael O

@Ozoni 02/04/2025

It is fairly slow and intentionally so...things need to sink in. When the gist hits you, your heart may drop.

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Michal S

@RT48559669 01/21/2025

Poor story telling, scattered story line.

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Wayne M

@RT94665746 01/20/2025

Fascinating characters, tight direction and a couple of horrifying moments, make this very watchable.

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Daniel B

@observor 01/07/2025

An attractive looking film without a lot of plot.

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Synopsis

Chile, 1901. Three horsemen embark on an expedition, 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 their true mission is to violently "remove" the indigenous population.

Director: Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Producer: Giancarlo Nasi, Thierry Lenouvel, Benjamín Doménech, Santiago Gallelli, Matias Roveda, Stefano Centini, Emily Morgan
Screenwriter: Felipe Gálvez Haberle, Antonia Girardi
Distributor: MUBI
Production Co: Quijote Films, Rei Cine, Snowglobe, Quiddity Films, Sutor Kolonko, Volos Films Ltd., Cine Sud Promotion
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 12, 2024, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $49.6K
Runtime: 1h 37m