by Luis Sepúlveda

Produced by
SURF FILM,
CASTELAO PRODUCTIONS S.A.
and
PATAGONIK FILM GROUP
in association with
RAI CINEMA
and in collaboration with
TELE +

 

Cast: Harvey Keitel (El Gringo), Jorge Perugorria (Pedro Riquelme), Luigi Maria Burruano (Salomon Goldman), Leonardo Sbaraglia (Paolo Brandi), Daniel Fanego (Aurelio Gonzales), Andrea Prodan (Rodrigo Hidalgo), Angela Molina (Leticia), Laura Mañá (Edelmira), Caterina Murino (Helga).

The secret services of a 1980s Latin American dictatorship round up a group of opponents, made up of a student who has a passion for boxing, a gay cook, a disillusioned lecturer, a factory worker who loves the bolero and a barber who prefers the tango. The prisoners are taken to an old abandoned railway station in the desert, called "Nowhere", where they are guarded by a platoon of soldiers.
But the condition they find themselves in does not prevent their human warmth and playfulness from shining through. With the help of an offbeat adventurer, a desert dweller and a beautiful girl, the captives plan an escape that will prove unforgettable for both their persecutors and for those who have experienced the true and disquieting spirit of freedom. "Nowhere" is a long journey to the heart of the most wondrous of utopias.
Credits: photography by Giuseppe Lanci; editing by Mauro Bonanni; music by Nicola Piovani
- Notes from the director's chair
- Production Notes