Nostalgia for the Light
Nostalgia for the Light

Movie·2010·1h 33m

Nostalgia for the Light

Astronomers and Archaeologists - Two sides of the same coin

Country

Chile

Language

English

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The Story

Original title: Nostalgia de la luz

In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift through the sand searching for body parts of loved ones, dumped unceremoniously by Pinochet's regime.

Producer

Meike Martens, Renate Sachse

Cinematography

Katell Djian

Music

Miguel Miranda

Editor

Patricio Guzmán

Themes

chileastronomergenocidedesertastronomyarcheologypolitical prisoners

Production House

Blinker Filmproduktion
Atacama Productions
Cronomedia
WDR

Audience Score

74%

169 votes

Skip8%
Timepass19%
Go for it39%
Perfection34%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Gaspar Galaz

Himself - Astronomer

Lautaro Núñez

Himself - Archeologist

Luís Henríquez

Himself

Miguel

Himself - Architect

Victor Gonzalez

Himself - Engineer

Vicky Saaveda

Herself

Violeta Berrios

Herself

George Preston

Himself - Astronomer

Valentina Rodríguez

Herself

// crew

Crew

Patricio Guzmán

Patricio Guzmán

Director, Writer, Editor

Meike Martens

Producer

Renate Sachse

Producer

Miguel Miranda

Original Music Composer

Emmanuelle Joly

Editor

Katell Djian

Katell Djian

Director of Photography

José Miguel Tobar

Original Music Composer

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