El astrónomo y el indio
4 of the world biggest astronomical observatories have been built in the Atacama desert (Chile). A new observatory, the ALMA, is going to be constructed close to an Indian village established in the same Cordillera for centuries. The film questions the co-existence on the same territory of two visions of the sky: scientists’ "rational" view and the Indians’ "magical" one.
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El astrónomo y el indio
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Status
Released
Release Date
Feb 11, 2002
Runtime
0h 53m
Genres
Documentary
Original Title
El astrónomo y el indio
Production Companies
ARTE, Agat Films & Cie / Ex Nihilo
Director
Carmen Castillo
Description
4 of the world biggest astronomical observatories have been built in the Atacama desert (Chile). A new observatory, the ALMA, is going to be constructed close to an Indian village established in the same Cordillera for centuries. The film questions the co-existence on the same territory of two visions of the sky: scientists’ "rational" view and the Indians’ "magical" one.
