A documentary about two different searches conducted in the Chilean Atacama Desert: one by astronomers looking for answers about the history of the cosmos, and one by women looking for the remains of loved ones killed by Pinochet'...
Release Date
Jan 13, 2011 | Theatrical Limited (6 locations)
Other Key Dates
May 14, 2010 (Cannes Film Festival (France)) Jul 29, 2010 (New Horizons Film Festival (Poland)) Aug 5, 2010 (Melbourne International Film Festival (Australia)) Aug 23, 2010 (Gindou Film Festival (France)) Aug 25, 2010 (Lussas Film Festival (France)) Sep 1, 2010 (Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival (Spain)) Sep 13, 2010 (Toronto International Film Festival (Canada)) Sep 25, 2010 (Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Brazil)) Sep 28, 2010 (Biarritz Latin Film Festival (France)) Oct 22, 2010 () Feb 25, 2011 (Portland International Film Festival (USA)) Mar 30, 2011 (Hong Kong International Film Festival (Hong Kong)) Apr 26, 2011 (San Francisco International Film Festival (USA)) Oct 7, 2011 (Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (Japan)) Jun 13, 2012 (Biografilm Festival (Italy)) Jun 5, 2015 (Biografilm Festival (Italy)) Jun 7, 2019 (Biografilm Festival (Italy))
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. — Anonymous