Sweet Country (1987 film)

Sweet Country
Directed by	Michael Cacoyannis
Written by	Michael Cacoyannis
Starring	Jane Alexander
Cinematography	Andreas Bellis
Edited by	Michael Cacoyannis Dínos Katsourídis
Music by	Stavros Xarchakos
Release date	1987 (1987)
Language	English

Sweet Country is a 1987 American drama film written and directed by Michael Cacoyannis and starring Jane Alexander. ^[1]

It is based on the 1979 novel with the same name by Caroline Richards and it is set in Chile during the military takeover of 1973. ^[2]

Cast

• Jane Alexander as Anna
• John Cullum as Ben
• Franco Nero as Paul
• Carole Laure as Eva
• Joanna Pettet as Monica
• Randy Quaid as Juan
• Irene Papas as Mrs. Araya
• Jean-Pierre Aumont as Mr. Araya
• Pierre Vaneck as Father Venegas

References

1. Wilmington, Michael (September 30, 1987). "Movie Reviews 'Sweet Country': Painfully Flawed" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 2025-05-10.
2. Canby, Vincent (January 23, 1987). "Movie Review - Sweet Country". The New York Times . Retrieved 30 July 2012.

External links

• Sweet Country at IMDb
• Sweet Country at Rotten Tomatoes