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Release Date:
January 24, 1979
Original Title:
País Portátil
Alternate Titles:
Pays Portable
Portable Country
Genres:
Drama
Production Companies:
Ficciones Producciones Cinematográficas C.A.
Production Countries:
Venezuela
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 102
Portable Country is a classical Venezuelan film about the urban guerrilla. Based on the novel of the same name, written by Adriano González León, the film centers on Andrés Barazarte, a disillusioned man from a wealthy landowning family, who grapples with his personal and political identity in the midst of Venezuela's tumultuous social changes and engages in the guerrilla. He reflects on his life, his family's decline, and the broader struggle for power in a country torn between tradition and revolution.The story unfolds as Andrés is tasked with transporting a mysterious package. This journey becomes a metaphor for his search for meaning and a confrontation with his family’s, and his country's, violent past. His recollections weave together with present events, creating a complex tapestry of memory and history.
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Art Department Assistant:
Lesbia Hernández
Álvaro Rodríguez
Miguel Corso
Art Direction:
Tony Sánchez Baute
Assistant Director:
Alberto Torija
Camera Intern:
Hipólito Rojas
Freddy García
Camera Operator:
Eddy León
Camera Technician:
Raúl Gómez
Alberto Torija
Costume Design:
Virginia Solórzano
Luis Giménez
Lesbia Hernández
Director:
Iván Feo
Antonio Llerandi
Director of Photography:
Héctor Ríos
Editor:
Alberto Torija
Antonio Llerandi
Executive Producer:
César Díaz
Makeup Artist:
José Antonio Sánchez
Music:
Chuchito Sanoja
Production Manager:
Nardy Fernández
Jorge Gherardi
Script:
Marta Velasco
Marianela Alas
Sound:
Nelson Bolívar
Sound Recordist:
José Antonio Arigita
Special Effects:
Raúl Falomir
Still Photographer:
Gustavo Dao
Carlos Pecheneda
Treatment:
Ibsen Martínez
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