Astrakan 79

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.

Country:

Portugal

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

64 minutes

Year:

2024

Director:

Catarina Mourão

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Company:

Terratreme Filmes,

Laranja Azul

Cast:
Martim Santa Rita

Self

Masari

Self

Mateus M Santa Rita

Martim

Lourenço Alarcão

Narrator (voice)

Catarina Mourão

Narrator (voice)

Crew:
Catarina Mourão

Director

Paulo Menezes

Director of Photography

Pedro Mateus Duarte

Editor

Tiago Hespanha

Producer

Catarina Mourão

Writer