Astrakan 79
Documentary
Overview
1979. Flicking through pictures from a Soviet magazine, 15-year-old Martim dreams of building a new society. His radical communist parents send him to study at Astrakan for one year. In her new film, Catarina Mourão captures with tremendous precision the moment a middle-aged man passes his story on to his son, thus shedding the taboo of his ineffable experience.
Catarina Mourão Director
Catarina Mourão Writer
Top Billed Cast
Martim Santa Rita
Self
Masari
Self
Mateus M Santa Rita
Martim
Lourenço Alarcão
Narrator (voice)
Catarina Mourão
Narrator (voice)
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