The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic91/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
176 audience votes
Key crew
- Patricio GuzmánDirector
- Patricio GuzmánWriter
- Miguel MirandaOriginal Music Composer
- José Miguel TobarOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Gaspar GalazHimself - Astronomer
- Lautaro NúñezHimself - Archeologist
- Luís HenríquezHimself
- MiguelHimself - Architect
- Victor GonzalezHimself - Engineer
- Vicky SaavedaHerself
- Violeta BerriosHerself
- George PrestonHimself - Astronomer
- Valentina RodríguezHerself
Stills
Themes
chileastronomergenocidedesertastronomyarcheologypolitical prisonersexuberant