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201866 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Frankie

201866 minPGdocumentary

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Since the 1960s, a historic astronomical observation center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been the setting for the lives of a reclusive astronomer and his assistant.

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Betania Cappato

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Since the 1960s, a historic astronomical observation center in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has been the setting for the lives of a reclusive astronomer and his assistant.

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Betania Cappato

Betania Cappatodirector

Betania Cappato

Betania Cappatowriter

Iván Fund

Iván Fundwriter

José María Garcíacast

Noelia Florescast

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Old García, a reclusive astronomer, works at the astronomical observation center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Marcelo, a young man fascinated by the cosmos, seeks knowledge and connection. Noelia, a student, becomes García's assistant. Their lives intertwine against the backdrop of the observatory, which has been operational since the 1960s. The film captures their interactions and the influence of the universe on their personal journeys.

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