In the Shadow of Light
MovieTitle | A la sombra de la luz |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Jun 15, 2023 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Isabel Reyes Bustos , Ignacia Merino Bustos |
Production country | Chile |
Budget | $200,000 |
Run time | 66 min. |
Life in the isolated town of Charrúa is dominated by the presence of a large power plant that distributes energy to most of Chile. A little boy hunts rabbits, residents demand better electrical coverage at a town meeting, a woman waters the plants outside her house and a local radio station relays the day's happenings. At night, wildlife is captured on camera, along with strange bursts of light that momentarily illuminate a countryside criss-crossed with pylons and cables. And ever present is the insidious hum of electricity.