Synopsis
1879. One thousand five hundred men walk in the desert under the orders of General Roca. They are going to build the space of the Argentine nation. They move forward undoubtedly to the big South, there where there is nothing, by carrying with them the civilization. A century later, in 1980, in the city now named General Roca, the military junta in power organizes a national congress of history to celebrate the centenarian of the conquest of this desert.
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- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
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- Screenwriter : Benjamín Naishtat
- Director of Photography : Alexandre Maubert
- Editor : Benjamín Naishtat
- Sound Recordist : Anibal Martinez
- Costume designer : Agostina Guala
- Production managers : Daniela Martinez, Estelle Benazet
- Sound Editor : Ronny Trocker
- Continuity supervisor : Wenchi Bonelli
- Production Designer : Marina Raggio
- Special Effects : Nicolas Connan
- Sound Mixer : Simon Apostolou
- Participants : Franco Lovisolo, Sonia Costantini
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait, Research - Experimental
- Themes : History, Identity
- Production language : Spanish
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2011
- Runtime : 16 min 40 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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