Portable Country (1979)
1h 42m
Running Time
January 24, 1979Release Date
Portable Country (1979)
1h 42m
Running Time
January 24, 1979Release Date

Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

Héctor Duvauchelle

Iván Feo
Writer / Director

Eliseo Perera

Alejandra Pinedo

Silvia Santelices

Ibsen Martínez
Treatment

Nardy Fernández
Production Manager

Fausto Verdial

Eduardo Gil
Nicolasito Barazarte

Asdrúbal Meléndez

María Luisa Lamata

Fernando Gómez

Chuchito Sanoja
Music

Antonio Llerandi
Writer / Director / Editor

Adriano González León
Writer

Lesbia Hernández
Art Department Assistant / Costume Design

Álvaro Rodríguez
Art Department Assistant

Alberto Torija
Editor / Assistant Director / Camera Technician

Tony Sánchez Baute
Art Direction

Miguel Corso
Art Department Assistant

Raúl Falomir
Special Effects

Hipólito Rojas
Camera Intern

Marta Velasco
Script

Virginia Solórzano
Costume Design

Eddy León
Camera Operator

Freddy García
Camera Intern

Gustavo Dao
Still Photographer

Marianela Alas
Script

Luis Giménez
Costume Design

José Antonio Arigita
Sound Recordist

Carlos Pecheneda
Still Photographer

Nelson Bolívar
Sound

Jorge Gherardi
Production Manager

José Antonio Sánchez
Makeup Artist

Héctor Ríos
Director of Photography

César Díaz
Executive Producer

Enrique Ascanio

Edith Díaz

Mariela Ramos

Miguel Ángel Pérez

Tania Sarabia

Raúl Gómez
Camera Technician

José Manuel Funes

Angel Bueno

Reinaldo de los Llanos

Fermín Valladares

Oswaldo Ron

Manolo Recondo

Manuel Bermúdez

Hugo Ledezma

Fernando Serrano

Orlando Cabrera

Victorino Lezama

Pascual Gianelli

Alexis Suárez

Guillermo Feo
Media.


Details.
Release DateJanuary 24, 1979
Original NamePaís Portátil
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 42m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
based on novel or book
guerrilla
Wiki.
País Portátil (English: Portable Country) is a Venezuelan film screened in 1979 and directed by Iván Feo and Antonio Llerandi based on the novel of Adriano González León. The film is part of UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme National Cinematic Heritage.
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