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Director
  
Mariana Rondon

Duration
  

Screenplay
  
Mariana Rondon

Country
  
Venezuela

6.8/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Running time
  
1h 30m

Writer
  
Mariana Rondon

Language
  
Spanish

Postcards from Leningrad movie poster

Release date
  
September 7, 2007

Initial release
  
September 7, 2007 (Venezuela)

Music director
  
Felipe Perez Santiago, Camilo Froideval

Cast
  
Laureano Olivares
(Teo),
Greisy Mena
(Marcela),
William Cifuentes
(Teo Niño),
Haydee Faverola
(Abuela)

Similar movies
  
Mariana Rondon directed Postcards from Leningrad and wrote the screenplay for The Kid Who Lies

Tagline
  
Se fueron a salvar al mundo y los seguimos esperando

Postcards from Leningrad (2007, Spanish title: Postales de Leningrado) is a Venezuelan film, written and directed by Mariana Rondón. It is a drama about children growing up among guerrilla groups in the 1960s in Venezuela.

Contents

It is Venezuela's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film of the 80th 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

Synopsis

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 would have to run away.

Hidden places, false disguises and names are the daily life of The Girl, the narrator of the story. Alongside her cousin (Teo), they re-live the adventures of their guerrilla parents, building up a labyrinth 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 treason within the guerrillas.

The kids want to convert themselves 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.

Awards and honors

  • Best Director (Rajatha Chakoram)at International Film Festival of Kerala(IFFK), 2008
  • Golden Sun Award at Biarritz International Festival of Latin American Cinema, 2007
  • Golden India Catalina Award for best film at Cartagena Film Festival, 2008
  • Feature Film Trophy for best film at Cine Ceara National Cinema Festival, 2008
  • International Jury Award (Revelation Category) at São Paulo International Film Festival, 2007

    • References

    Postcards from Leningrad Wikipedia
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    Postcards from Leningrad IMDb Postcards from Leningrad themoviedb.org