“Martín Vargas from Chile” is a follow-up documentary chronicling the return to the ring of former Chilean boxing champion Martín Vargas. The sports aspect serves merely as a lens to explore the country’s national idiosyncrasies. Because Martín Vargas is a phenomenon that cuts across all layers of Chilean society, this documentary becomes a human and cultural X-ray of Chile—portrayed through a multitude of characters and situations that reflect our unique, fascinating, and often pathetic national reality.