
Portable Country
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5 votes
January 24, 1979
1h 42m
Overview
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

Héctor Duvauchelle
Salvador Barazarte
Iván Feo
Andrés BarazarteEliseo Perera
León Perfecto BarazarteAlejandra Pinedo
DeliaSilvia Santelices
Ernestina Barazarte
Ibsen Martínez
José Eladio BarazarteNardy Fernández
Hortensia BarazarteEduardo Gil
Nicolasito BarazarteFernando Gómez
Epifanio Barazarte
Fausto Verdial
Eliseo Quintero
Asdrúbal Meléndez
SacerdoteMaría Luisa Lamata
Adelaida BarazarteFermín Valladares
Oswaldo Ron
Guillermo Feo




















