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Portable Country (1979)
Genres: Drama, History
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.
- Héctor Duvauchelle as Salvador Barazarte
- Iván Feo as Andrés Barazarte
- Eliseo Perera as León Perfecto Barazarte
- Alejandra Pinedo as Delia
- Silvia Santelices as Ernestina Barazarte
- Ibsen Martínez as José Eladio Barazarte
- Nardy Fernández as Hortensia Barazarte
- Eduardo Gil as Nicolasito Barazarte