1979. Flicking through pictures from a Soviet magazine, 15-year-old Martim dreams of building a new society. His radical communist parents send him to study at Astrakan for one year. In her new film, Catarina Mourão captures with tremendous precision the moment a middle-aged man passes his story on to his son, thus shedding the taboo of his ineffable experience.
Director: Catarina Mourão
Producer: João Matos, Luísa Homem, Pedro Pinho, Catarina Mourão, Tiago Hespanha, Susana Nobre, Leonor Noivo
Writer: Catarina Mourão
Director of Photography: Paulo Menezes
Trailer | Astrakan 79 | Catarina Mourão