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Release Date:
April 15, 2015
Original Title:
Rastreador de estatuas
Alternate Titles:
El rastreador de estatuas
Production Companies:
Cine Portable
Production Countries:
Chile
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 71
A droll yet profound exploration of memory, history, forgetting, and, of course, Raúl Ruiz. After seeing a documentary about Portuguese neurologist Egas Moniz while low on sleep, Jorge, a Chilean filmmaker living in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, suddenly remembers visiting a statue of Moniz in a park somewhere in Santiago with his father—who also happens to be a neurosurgeon. Jorge goes on a lengthy exploration of the city of his birth and all the way to Patagonia looking for the statue, all the while pondering memories of his dad and the imaginary territories between his homeland and New York.
Director:
Jerónimo Rodríguez
Director of Photography:
Jorge Aguilar
Jerónimo Rodríguez
Writer:
Jerónimo Rodríguez
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