Story of My Name
After a fire destructed my house, I return to the places where I grew up looking for childhood recollections. In this journey appears the memory of a photo for Karin Eitel, a young woman, tortured and detained during the dictatorship, to whom I owe my name. A story that my parents never told me, brings me closer to Karin and not just because of my name. In the background, the memory of a childhood in Chile, a country that reconstructed its democracy omitting its own history.
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Story of My Name
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Status
Released
Release Date
Jan 26, 2019
Runtime
1h 18m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
80%
Original Title
Historia de mi nombre
Production Companies
Pequén Producciones, Cinestación, 3 Moinhos Produções Artísticas
Director
Karin Cuyul
Description
After a fire destructed my house, I return to the places where I grew up looking for childhood recollections. In this journey appears the memory of a photo for Karin Eitel, a young woman, tortured and detained during the dictatorship, to whom I owe my name. A story that my parents never told me, brings me closer to Karin and not just because of my name. In the background, the memory of a childhood in Chile, a country that reconstructed its democracy omitting its own history.