Portable Country

Portable Country

1979
1h 42min

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.

Portable Country

Storyline

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.
Cast
Héctor Duvauchelle
Héctor Duvauchelle
Salvador Barazarte
Iván Feo
Iván Feo
Andrés Barazarte
Eliseo Perera
León Perfecto Barazarte
Alejandra Pinedo
Delia
Silvia Santelices
Ernestina Barazarte
Ibsen Martínez
Ibsen Martínez
José Eladio Barazarte
Nardy Fernández
Hortensia Barazarte
Eduardo Gil
Nicolasito Barazarte
Fernando Gómez
Epifanio Barazarte
Fausto Verdial
Fausto Verdial
Eliseo Quintero
Asdrúbal Meléndez
Asdrúbal Meléndez
Sacerdote
María Luisa Lamata
Adelaida Barazarte
Fermín Valladares
Acting
Oswaldo Ron
Acting
Guillermo Feo
Production
Manolo Recondo
Acting
Raúl Gómez
Acting
Reinaldo de los Llanos
Production
José Manuel Funes
Acting
Angel Bueno
Acting
César Díaz
Production
Mariela Ramos
Acting
Miguel Ángel Pérez
Acting
Tania Sarabia
Tania Sarabia
Acting
Enrique Ascanio
Acting
Edith Díaz
Acting
Manuel Bermúdez
Acting
Hugo Ledezma
Acting
Fernando Serrano
Acting
Orlando Cabrera
Acting
Victorino Lezama
Acting
Pascual Gianelli
Acting
Alexis Suárez
Acting
Iván González
Jaramillo
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