Nostalgia for the Light
Oct 27, 2010 | IMDB 7.4
93 min Watch NowDocumentary
In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift through the sand searching for body parts of loved ones, dumped unceremoniously by Pinochet's regime.
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