Portable Country

Synopsis

Portable Country is a classical Venezuelan film about the urban guerrilla. Based on the novel of the same name, written by Adriano González León, the film centers on Andrés Barazarte, a disillusioned man from a wealthy landowning family, who grapples with his personal and political identity in the midst of Venezuela's tumultuous social changes and engages in the guerrilla. He reflects on his life, his family's decline, and the broader struggle for power in a country torn between tradition and revolution.The story unfolds as Andrés is tasked with transporting a mysterious package. This journey becomes a metaphor for his search for meaning and a confrontation with his family’s, and his country's, violent past. His recollections weave together with present events, creating a complex tapestry of memory and history.

Trailer

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Cast

Héctor Duvauchelle

Salvador Barazarte

Iván Feo

Andrés Barazarte

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Eliseo Perera

León Perfecto Barazarte

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Alejandra Pinedo

Delia

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Silvia Santelices

Ernestina Barazarte

Ibsen Martínez

José Eladio Barazarte

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Nardy Fernández

Hortensia Barazarte

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Eduardo Gil

Nicolasito Barazarte

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Fernando Gómez

Epifanio Barazarte

Fausto Verdial

Eliseo Quintero

Asdrúbal Meléndez

Sacerdote

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María Luisa Lamata

Adelaida Barazarte

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Fermín Valladares

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Oswaldo Ron

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Guillermo Feo

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Manolo Recondo

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Raúl Gómez

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Reinaldo de los Llanos

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José Manuel Funes

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Angel Bueno

Crew

Art

• Tony Sánchez Baute Art Direction
• Álvaro Rodríguez Art Department Assistant
• Lesbia Hernández Art Department Assistant
• Miguel Corso Art Department Assistant

Camera

• Eddy León Camera Operator
• Hipólito Rojas Camera Intern
• Carlos Pecheneda Still Photographer
• Alberto Torija Camera Technician
• Freddy García Camera Intern
• Raúl Gómez Camera Technician
• Gustavo Dao Still Photographer
• Héctor Ríos Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Virginia Solórzano Costume Design
• Luis Giménez Costume Design
• Lesbia Hernández Costume Design
• José Antonio Sánchez Makeup Artist
• Iván Feo Costume Designer

Crew

• Marianela Alas Script
• Raúl Falomir Special Effects
• Marta Velasco Script
• Ibsen Martínez Treatment
• José Antonio Arigita Sound Recordist

Directing

• Antonio Llerandi Director
• Iván Feo Director
• Alberto Torija Assistant Director

Editing

• Antonio Llerandi Editor
• Alberto Torija Editor

Production

• César Díaz Executive Producer
• Nardy Fernández Production Manager
• Jorge Gherardi Production Manager

Sound

• Chuchito Sanoja Music
• Nelson Bolívar Sound

Writing

• Iván Feo Writer
• Antonio Llerandi Writer
• Adriano González León Writer
• Ibsen Martínez Adaptation

Photos