In Chile, at three thousand metres altitude, astronomers from all over the world gather together in the Atacama desert to observe the stars. The desert sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe.
It is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact : those of the mummies, explorers and miners. But also the remains of the dictatorship's political prisoners.
Whilst the astronomers examine the most distant galaxies in search of probable extraterrestrial life, at the foot of the observatories a group of women are digging through the desert soil in search of their disappeared relatives...
Drama, HistoricalDirected by:Emmanuel FinkielWith:Mélanie Thierry, Anastasia Fein, Dima Savyan1943, Chernovitz. Fleeing deportation, Yulia entrusts her son Hugo, 12, to a childhood friend, Mariana, who prostitutes herself in a brothel. Locked away in the small closet of Mariana's bedroom, his existence hangs on the noises and scenes hears through the walls. With imagination as his only... Read more...
