- Postcards from Leningrad
Infobox Film
name = Postcards from Leningrad
caption = "Postcards from Leningrad" film poster
director =Mariana Rondon
writer =Mariana Rondon
starring =Laureano Olivares ,Greisy Mena
distributor =Sudaka Films
released =September 7 ,2007
country = VEN
language = Spanish
imdb_id = 1085491"Postcards from Leningrad" (2007, Spanish title: "Postales de Leningrado") Is a venezuelan film, written and directed by
Mariana Rondon . It is a drama about children growing up among guerilla groups in the 1960s in Venezuela.It is Venezuela's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film of the
80th Annual Academy Awards Cast
Laureano Olivares - Teo Greisy Mena - Marcela/Clara/Mercedes William Cifuentes - Teo (Child) Haydee Faverola - Grandmother María Fernanda Ferro - Marta Ignacio Marquez - Tio Miguel Oswaldo Hidalgo - Grandfather Claudia Usubillaga - The Girl
ynopsis
During the leftist uprising in the 1960s in Venezuela, a young guerrilla-girl, living in secrecy, gives birth to her first daughter during
Mother's Day . Due to that, her photos appear on the newspaper, since that moment they'd have to run away.Hidden places, false disguises and names are the daily life of THE GIRL, the narrator of the story. Alongside with her cousin ("Teo"), they re-live the adventures of their guerrilla parents, building up a labrynth with superheroes and strategies, in which nobody knows where the reality (or madness) begins. However, this children's game does not hide the deaths, tortures, denunciations and treasons within the guerrillas.
The kids want to convert themseleves into The Invisible Man, in order to escape from the danger. However, they know that their parents might never comeback and therefore, they'll only receive "Postcards from Leningrad".
External links
* [http://www.postalesdeleningrado.com Postcards from Leningrad] - Official site. (in Spanish)
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6rDl7bCW28 Official Trailer on Youtube] (in Spanish)
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