CHILE · 2010

Nostalgia for the Light

Patricio Guzmán
political repression memory and loss the search for truth astronomy and cosmology human remains and forensics
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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.

Year2010
CountryChile
DirectorPatricio Guzmán
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