''Postcards from Leningrad'', Spanish title: ''Postales de Leningrado'') is a 2007 Venezuelan film, written and directed by

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. It is a drama about children growing up among guerrilla groups in the 1960s in Venezuela. It was Venezuela's official entry for the

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of the

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Plot

During the leftist uprising in the 1960s in Venezuela, a young guerrilla-girl, living in secrecy, gives birth to her first daughter during

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. Due to that, her photos appear on the newspaper, since that moment they would have to run away. Hidden places, false disguises and names are the daily life of The Girl, the narrator of the story. Alongside her cousin (''Teo''), they re-live the adventures of their guerrilla parents, building up a labyrinth with superheroes and strategies, in which nobody knows where the reality (or madness) begins. However, this children's game does not hide the deaths, tortures, denunciations and treason within the guerrillas. The kids want to convert themselves into

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, in order to escape from the danger. However, they know that their parents might never comeback and therefore, they'll only receive ''Postcards from Leningrad''.

Cast

* Laureano Olivares as Teo * Greisy Mena as Marcela/Clara/Mercedes * William Cifuentes as Teo (Child) * Haydee Faverola as Grandmother * María Fernanda Ferro as Marta * Ignacio Marquez as Tio Miguel * Oswaldo Hidalgo as Grandfather * Claudia Usubillaga as The Girl

Awards and honors

*Best Director (Rajatha Chakoram) at International Film Festival of Kerala(IFFK), 2008

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*Golden Sun Award at

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, 2007 *Golden India Catalina Award for best film at Cartagena Film Festival, 2008 *Feature Film Trophy for best film at Cine Ceara National Cinema Festival, 2008 *International Jury Award (Revelation Category) at São Paulo International Film Festival, 2007

References

External links

Postcards from Leningrad
- Official site. (in Spanish) * (in Spanish) * 2007 films Venezuelan drama films 2000s Spanish-language films {{2000s-drama-film-stub