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The Cordillera of Dreams

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Standing on the protective yet isolating, magisterial and indifferent, Chile's Cordillera region serves as an enigmatic focal point around which Patricio Guzmán contemplates the enduring legacy of the 1973 military coup d'état.

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Surveying Chile's geographic and political landscape, The Cordillera of Dreams makes for breathtaking, thought-provoking viewing.

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Wendy Ide Observer (UK) 10/10/2022
3/5
The mountain range both separates and protects the country from the rest of the world, says Guzmán; the country’s topography is an extended metaphor for its rocky political realities. Go to Full Review Marina Ashioti Little White Lies 10/04/2022
4/5
This affecting lithograph of Chile culminates in the intersection of personal, political and poetic. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 10/04/2022
4/5
This is rich and valuable testament to Chilean courage. Go to Full Review Rob Aldam Backseat Mafia 10/05/2022
It’s a thoughtful essay on what remains unsaid in the South American state and how the spectre of the past impacts on the present. Go to Full Review Ray Lobo Battle Royale With Cheese 09/19/2022
Anyone that accuses Guzmán of being rambling in Cordillera is not really paying attention to the nature of his lifelong filmmaking project. Go to Full Review Elsa Fernández-Santos El Pais (Spain) 06/21/2022
In this final chapter, Guzman is more autobiographical and also, more pessimistic. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Raphael G @raphagimenes 12/17/2023 Maybe I expected more because of his previous doc "The Pearl Button", but this was still amazing. See more Read all reviews
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Patricio Guzmán

Director

Patricio Guzmán

Writer

Renate Sachse

Producer

Alexandra Galvis

Producer

Benjamin Lanlard

Executive Producer

Samuel Lahu

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Synopsis Standing on the protective yet isolating, magisterial and indifferent, Chile's Cordillera region serves as an enigmatic focal point around which Patricio Guzmán contemplates the enduring legacy of the 1973 military coup d'état.
Director
Patricio Guzmán
Producer
Renate Sachse, Alexandra Galvis
Screenwriter
Patricio Guzmán
Distributor
Icarus Films
Production Co
Market Chile, arte France Cinéma, Atacama Productions, Sampek Productions
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 12, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 6, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$20.9K
Runtime
1h 25m
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