Letters from Santiago (2014)
One day before her 18th birthday, Laura Hellmer finds out by chance that her mother Katharina, a renowned political journalist, has lied to her for years: Laura's father was not a Spanish war photographer who died before she was born, but probably lives and is in Chile. Without further ado, Laura sets off for South America to find her true father. While she is in Santiago following in the footsteps of her mother, who once reported on the victims of the Pinochet dictatorship, Katharina travels to her daughter.
Director: Peter Gersina
Genre: TV Movie, Drama
Runtime: 90 min
Release Date: April 26, 2014
Cast
- Nilam Farooq - Laura Helmer
- Christine Neubauer - Katharina Helmer
- Bastián Bodenhöfer - Alvaro
- Alejandro Goic - Ramon
- Jan Jacobsen - Luis
- Max Corvalán - Chocolo
- Julio Jung - Jaime de Aránguiz
- Bélgica Castro - Maria Solar
Music: Maurus Ronner
Cinematography: Carsten Thiele
Editing: Ann-Sophie Schweizer
Production: ARD
Country: Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
More Films by Director: Peter Gersina
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Letters from Santiago about?
- One day before her 18th birthday, Laura Hellmer finds out by chance that her mother Katharina, a renowned political journalist, has lied to her for years: Laura's father was not a Spanish war photographer who died before she was born, but probably lives and is in Chile. Without further ado, Laura sets off for South America to find her true father. While she is in Santiago following in the footsteps of her mother, who once reported on the victims of the Pinochet dictatorship, Katharina travels to her daughter.
- Who directed Letters from Santiago?
- Letters from Santiago was directed by Peter Gersina.
- Who stars in Letters from Santiago?
- Letters from Santiago stars Nilam Farooq, Christine Neubauer, Bastián Bodenhöfer, Alejandro Goic, Jan Jacobsen, Max Corvalán.
- How long is Letters from Santiago?
- Letters from Santiago has a runtime of 1h 30m (90 minutes).
- What genre is Letters from Santiago?
- Letters from Santiago is a TV Movie, Drama film.
- Where was Letters from Santiago produced?
- Letters from Santiago was produced in Germany.