# Nostalgia for the Light (2010)

> A poetic Chilean documentary finds a haunting kinship between astronomers studying cosmic origins and women searching the Atacama for traces of dictatorship's disappeared.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/50902

## Facts

- Runtime: 93 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Patricio Guzmán
- Cast: Gaspar Galaz, Lautaro Núñez, Luís Henríquez, Miguel, Victor Gonzalez, Vicky Saaveda, Violeta Berrios, George Preston
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1556190/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: meditative, melancholic, poetic, quiet evening, reflective viewing

## Synopsis

In the vastness of the Atacama Desert, the quest for knowledge intertwines with the search for justice.

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