El botón de nácar

Oct 15 2015 Not Rated 1h 22m
Documentary

The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of two mysterious buttons which were found on its ocean floor. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline and the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian Indigenous people, the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.

Plot

The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of two mysterious buttons which were found on its ocean floor. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline and the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian Indigenous people, the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.

Written by

Patricio Guzmán

Directed by

Patricio Guzmán

Production Countries

Chile, Spain, Switzerland, France

Production Companies

Valdivia Film, France Télévisions, France 3 Cinéma, Mediapro, RTS, CNC, Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes, Atacama Productions, Ciné+, WDR

Languages

Español

Awards

11 wins & 11 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
3,061
Average Rating
7.6 out of 10
Metascore
80
Popularity
NA