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Nostalgia for the Light
Documentary - 2010
Nostalgia for the Light
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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.
Director:
,
Patricio Guzmán
Cast:
,
Victor Gonzalez
,
Gaspar Galaz
,
Lautaro Núñez
,
Luís Henríquez
,
Miguel
,
Vicky Saaveda
,
Violeta Berrios
,
George Preston
,
Valentina Rodríguez

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Rated:
N/A
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
27 Oct 2010
Country:
CL
Languages:
English, Spanish
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
9 wins & 18 nominations.

Top Critics Reviews

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A film of rare visual poetry that's simultaneously personal, political and philosophical, it's a genuine art film that's also unpretentious and easygoing.
– Kenneth Turan,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr 2011
fresh:
The filmmaker's masterpiece, an exquisitely filmed, poetically written meditation on how past and present fuse in humanity's most unresolved questions.
– Ann Hornaday,
Washington Post,
22 Apr 2011
fresh:
Guzman offers a poetic narrative that celebrates the searches and insists on the moral obligation to remember Chile's not-too-distant past.
– Walter V. Addiego,
San Francisco Chronicle,
22 Apr 2011
fresh:
A nearly unbearable examination of good and bad in the human heart.
– Mark Feeney,
Boston Globe,
9 Jun 2011
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A truly eye-opening experience.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
10 Jul 2012
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