Synopsis
10,000 feet above sea level is the driest place on earth, the Atacama Desert, where atop the mountains astronomers from all over the world gather to observe the stars. The sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. The Atacama is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of Pre-Columbian mummies; 19th century explorers and miners; and the remains of political prisoners, “disappeared” by the Chilean army after the military coup of September, 1973. So while astronomers examine the most distant and oldest galaxies, at the foot of the mountains, women, surviving relatives of the disappeared whose bodies were dumped here, search, even after twenty-five years, for the remains of their loved ones, to reclaim their families’ histories.
Metrics
Opening Weekend: | $10,681 (7.5% of total gross) |
Legs: | 13.32 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
Domestic Share: | 37.4% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/3 max. theaters, 5.3 weeks average run per theater |
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $193,415 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
Record | Rank | Amount |
---|---|---|
All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 12,201-12,300) | 12,299 | $142,285 |
All Time International Box Office (Rank 15,501-15,600) | 15,537 | $238,348 |
All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 19,301-19,400) | 19,358 | $380,633 |
All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 4,201-4,300) | 4,212 | $142,285 |
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Movie Details
Domestic Releases: | March 18th, 2011 (Limited) by Icarus Films, released as Nostalgia for the Light |
International Releases: | July 13th, 2012 (Wide) (United Kingdom)
February 12th, 2016 (Wide), released as Nostalgia da Luz (Portugal) |
MPAA Rating: | Not Rated |
Running Time: | 90 minutes |
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Keywords: | Foreign Language, War Crimes, Political, Academics |
Source: | Based on Real Life Events |
Genre: | Documentary |
Production Method: | Live Action |
Creative Type: | Factual |
Production/Financing Companies: | Atacama Productions, Blinker Filmproduktion, WDR, Cronomedia, Spanish Television TVE |
Production Countries: | Chile, France, Germany, Spain |
Languages: | Spanish |