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Argentinian born director Fernando Solanas began his career making short films and documentaries of a political nature before eventually seeking exile in France in 1977 after the military coup in Argentina in 1976. In 1985, he received international renown with “Tangos: the exile of Gardel” which was awarded the Special Prize of the Jury in Venice. “The Journey” (aka “The Voyage”) continues the strong political theme, albeit in a somewhat satirical way. The plot centres around 17 year-old Martin (Walter Quiroz) who sets out on his bicycle to find his long lost father, an anthropologist who was last reported as working in Brazil. His epic journey from Tierra del Fuego to Peru, the Andes highlands to the Amazon and finally to Brazil proves to be a life-changing, mind-opening experience revealing the political exploitation, environmental and cultural destruction and the sometimes absurd contradictions which exist in this unique and precious part of the world known as Latin America. Cast also includes Franklin Caicedo, Fito Paez, Carlos Carella, Ricardo Bartis, Angela Correa. In Spanish with English subtitles.
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ACMI Identifier
316033
Languages
English
Spanish
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Ethnicity
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Latin America
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South America - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Voyages and travels
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethnicity
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political satire
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South America - Social conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)