Portable Country
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Portable Country is a classical Venezuelan film about the urban guerrilla. Based on the novel of the same name, written by Adriano González León, the film centers on Andrés Barazarte, a disillusioned man from a wealthy landowning family, who grapples with his personal and political identity in the midst of Venezuela's tumultuous social changes and engages in the guerrilla. He reflects on his life, his family's decline, and the broader struggle for power in a country torn between tradition and revolution.The story unfolds as Andrés is tasked with transporting a mysterious package. This journey becomes a metaphor for his search for meaning and a confrontation with his family’s, and his country's, violent past. His recollections weave together with present events, creating a complex tapestry of memory and history.
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Héctor Duvauchelle
Salvador Barazarte
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Antonio Llerandi Director · Iván Feo Director Adriano González León Writer
First release January 24, 1979 · Produced in Venezuela · Original title País Portátil
Production
Ficciones Producciones Cinematográficas C.A.
Production
Venezuela
Produced in
Languages
Original title
País Portátil
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Venezuela · January 24, 1979
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Colombia
January 1, 1980 · Theatrical · Premio Opera Prima del Festival de Cine de Cartagena de Indias
Cuba
December 3, 1979 · Theatrical · Premio Especial del Jurado en el Festival Internacional de Cine de La Habana
Hungary
July 12, 1983 · Theatrical · http://mandarchiv.hu/dokumentum/4687/FILMEVKONYV_198889compressed.pdf
Venezuela
January 1, 1980 · Theatrical · Festival Nacional de Cine de Mérida
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