Astrakan 79

Overview

1979. Flicking through pictures from a Soviet magazine, 15-year-old Martim dreams of building a new society. His radical communist parents send him to study at Astrakan for one year. In her new film, Catarina Mourão captures with tremendous precision the moment a middle-aged man passes his story on to his son, thus shedding the taboo of his ineffable experience.

Cast

Martim Santa Rita

Self

Masari

Self

Mateus M Santa Rita

Martim

Lourenço Alarcão

Narrator (voice)

Catarina Mourão

Narrator (voice)