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Oblivion Verses

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Original title

Los versos del olvidoaka

AKA

Les versets de l'oubli (Oblivion Verses)

Year

2017

Running time

92 min.

Country

Chile

Director

Alireza Khatami

Screenwriter

Alireza Khatami

Cast

Cinematography

Antoine Heberlé

Producer

Co-production Chile-France-Germany-Netherlands;

House on Fire, Endorphine Production, Lemming Film, Quijote Rampante

Genre

Drama | Old Age / Elderly

Synopsis

The elderly caretaker of a remote morgue possesses an impeccable memory for everything but names. He passes his days showing corpses to those searching for their lost ones and tending to his beloved plants. When protest in a nearby city breaks out and the militia covertly raid the morgue to hide civilian casualties, he discovers the body of an unknown young woman. Evoking memories of personal loss, he embarks on a magical odyssey to give her a proper burial with the help of a mystic gravedigger who collects stories of the dead, an old woman searching for her long-lost daughter, and a hearse driver tormented by his past.

Awards: 2017: Venice Film Festival: Best Debut Film - FIPRESCI Award

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Oblivion Verses

2017

Alireza Khatami

5.7

(71)