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The Dark Side of the White Lady (Spanish: El lado obscuro de la dama blanca) is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Patricio Henríquez and released in 2006. The film centres on the Esmeralda, a tall ship of the Chilean Navy which is seen as an important national symbol of Chile, but has a darker history of having been used as a prison ship for political prisoners during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

The film premiered at the 2006 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, before going into wider commercial distribution in late 2006 and early 2007. When the Esmeralda made a visit to Quebec City in 2009, the film received a special television broadcast on Télé-Québec.

The film was shortlisted for the Jutra Award for Best Documentary Film at the 9th Jutra Awards in 2007.

References

1. ^ Anabelle Nicoud, "Le côté obscur de la Dame Blanche: retour sur la torture au Chili". La Presse, January 13, 2007.
2. "NFB at Hot Docs". Toronto Star, April 28, 2006.
3. "Best bets: A selection of events happening today". Montreal Gazette, January 26, 2007.
4. Denise Martel, "Le côté obscur de l'Esmeralda". Le Journal de Québec, May 13, 2009.
5. "La soirée des Jutra". Ici Radio-Canada, February 18, 2007.

External links

• The Dark Side of the White Lady at IMDb

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