Storyline
The ocean contains the history of all humanity. The sea holds all the voices of the earth and those that come from outer space. Water receives impetus from the stars and transmits it to living creatures. Water, the longest border in Chile, also holds the secret of two mysterious buttons which were found on its ocean floor. Chile, with its 2,670 miles of coastline and the largest archipelago in the world, presents a supernatural landscape. In it are volcanoes, mountains and glaciers. In it are the voices of the Patagonian Indigenous people, the first English sailors and also those of its political prisoners. Some say that water has memory. This film shows that it also has a voice.
Cast & Crew
Patricio Guzmán
Narrator (voice)
LeadMartín G. Calderón
Self
Gabriela Paterito
Self
Gabriel Salazar
Self
Claudio Mercado
Self
Raúl Zurita
Self
Cristina Calderón
Self
Adil Brkovic
Self
What People Are Saying
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Patricio Guzmán's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The Pearl Button is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
