The movie 'Eternal Memory', a documentary containing noble records of those who recorded the pain of the times
The movie 'Eternal Memory', a documentary containing noble records of those who recorded the pain of the times
The film 'Eternal Memory' (director Maite Alberdi), which opened the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival this year and won the Jury Grand Prize in the World Cinema Documentary Division at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, will be released on September 20th.

'Eternal Memory' is a journalist and actor who recorded the pain of the times, Alzheimer's disease that came to a gray-haired lover of 25 years, a former Minister of Culture, and the noblest record of 'eternal memory' through their transparent daily life that transcended time. It is a real love story.

In the lead role, Augusto Gongora is a nationally respected journalist and writer in Chile. His wife, Paulina Urrutia, is an actress and activist. She plans to visit Korea to coincide with the opening of the film and meet Korean audiences and media, including the opening ceremony of the DMZ International Documentary Film Festival.

Director Maite Alberdi, who was the first documentary in the Chilean film industry and the first female director to be nominated for an Academy Award, received worldwide attention as the director.
It won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary Division at the Sundance Film Festival, the Special Jury Prize in the Storytelling Division at the Dallas International Film Festival, and the Best Documentary Award at the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival.

The deep and beautiful love of an elderly couple who remembers and confirms each other's existence every moment while fighting Alzheimer's is reminiscent of the old couple in 'My dear, don't cross that river', and is expected to get a lot of response from domestic audiences, especially middle-aged audiences. do.

Through their personal lives, the couple who resisted the bleakest Pinochet regime, called 'Chile's Night', made a contribution to Chile's journalism and democracy, and to look back on the present meaning of historical figures and legacy of the times. has a deep meaning in

The movie 'Eternal Memory' will be released on September 20th.

Reporter Ha-neul Lee, Ten Asia greenworld@tenasia.co.kr