Storyline
The film is based on the novel (of the same name) by the Chilean writer Francisco Coloane, and on the chronicles of the Romanian engineer Julius Popper, a nationalized Argentine and one of the principle actors in the genocide of the Selk'nam, one of the indigenous peoples who inhabited the Tierra del Fuego Archipelago.
Cast & Crew
Ornella Muti
Armenia
Lead
Tamara Acosta
Mennar
Nelson Villagra
Novak
Álvaro Rudolphy
Schaefer
Nancho Novo
Silveira
Luis Alarcón
Alexis
Uxía Blanco
Mother Silveira
Jorge Perugorría
Julius Popper
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Miguel Littín's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Tierra del fuego is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
