Portable Country

Portable Country (1979) is a drama, history film directed by Antonio Llerandi, Iván Feo rated 7.0/10.

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.

Cast

Héctor Duvauchelle

Salvador Barazarte

Iván Feo

Andrés Barazarte

Eliseo Perera

León Perfecto Barazarte

Alejandra Pinedo

Delia

Silvia Santelices

Ernestina Barazarte

Ibsen Martínez

José Eladio Barazarte

Nardy Fernández

Hortensia Barazarte

Eduardo Gil

Nicolasito Barazarte

Fernando Gómez

Epifanio Barazarte

Fausto Verdial

Eliseo Quintero

Asdrúbal Meléndez

Sacerdote

María Luisa Lamata

Adelaida Barazarte