The Pearl Button

Society/Nature, Germany/France 2015

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After "Nostalgia de la Luz" (2010, also to be seen at filmfriend!), "The Pearl Button" is the second part of Patricio Guzmán's documentary trilogy about the history of Chile. "The Pearl Button" tells the story of Chile as a cultural history of water and the Pacific Ocean, which makes up most of Chile's national borders. It tells of the indigenous population who, as a nation of seafarers, had a particularly close relationship with the water, tracing an arc from their extinction and the loss of their cultural treasures to the dead of the military dictatorship who were dumped in the sea by Pinochet's regime. The continuity of violence in Chile's history contrasts with the breathtaking images of the Chilean landscape.
82 min
HD
Starting at 14
Audio language:
Spanish

Awards

Docs against Gravity 2015 Main Award
Biografilm Festival, Bologna 2015 Audition Award Best Film
Berlinale 2015 Silver Bear, Best Screenplay

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Producer:

Renate Sachse

Voice:

Patricio Guzmán (Narrator)

Original title:

EL BOTÓN DE NÁCAR

Original language:

Spanish

Format:

16:9 HD, Color with partial B/W

Age rating:

Starting at 14

Audio language:

Spanish