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The Cordillera of Dreams

The Cordillera of Dreams

20197.21h 24m

Overview

"In Chile, when the sun rises, it had to climb hills, walls and tops before reaching the last stone of the Cordillera. In my country, the Cordillera is everywhere. But for the Chilean citizens, it is an unknown territory. After going North for Nostalgia for the Light and South for The Pearl Button, I now feel ready to shoot this immense spine to explore its mysteries, powerful revelations of Chile’s past and present history." Patricio Guzmán

Directed by Patricio Guzmán
Written by Patricio Guzmán
Produced by Renate Sachse, Nicolás Lasnibat
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Top Cast

Jorge Baradit

Jorge Baradit

Self

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Pablo Salas

Self

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Javiera Parra

Self

Themes & Keywords

chileandes mountainsobservational cinemanature documentaryobservational documentarychilean historyspecial territory of chile

About The Cordillera of Dreams

The Cordillera of Dreams is a documentary film released in 2019 exploring themes of chile, andes mountains, observational cinema, nature documentary, observational documentary, chilean history. Directed by Patricio Guzmán, it stars Jorge Baradit, Pablo Salas, Javiera Parra. "In Chile, when the sun rises, it had to climb hills, walls and tops before reaching the last stone of the Cordillera. In my country, the Cordillera is everywhere. But for the Chilean citizens, it is an unknown territory. After going North for Nostalgia for the Light and South for The Pearl Button, I now feel ready to shoot this immense spine to explore its mysteries, powerful revelations of Chile’s past and present history." Patricio Guzmán

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