UCCA Beijing

Patricio Guzmán Retrospective
Nostalgia for the Light

2016.1.30
18:00-19:30

Cinema Arts
Location:  Auditorium
Language:  English with Chinese subtitles

In Chile, at three thousand meters 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, women are digging through the desert soil in search of their disappeared relatives.

Ticketing:

RMB 20 / Adult

RMB 10 / UCCA Member

Note:

*Collect your ticket from reception 30 minutes before the event begins.

* Please no late entry.

 

Director: Patricio Guzman

Genre: Documentary

Country: France/ Germany/ Chile

Runtime: 90 min.