A Long Journey | |
Native Name: | |
Director: | Patricio Kaulen |
Starring: | Enrique Kaulen |
Music: | Thomas Lefever |
Cinematography: | Andrés Martorell De Llanza |
Runtime: | 83 minutes |
Country: | Chile |
Language: | Spanish |
A Long Journey (Spanish; Castilian: Largo viaje) is a 1967 Chilean drama film influenced by Italian neorealism and the French New Wave.[1]
A young boy from the impoverished neighborhoods of Santiago, Chile roams the city in search of his recently deceased newborn brother, known as 'el angelito'. The boy wishes to return the wings he believes the baby lost at his wake, as he believes his brother cannot enter heaven without them.