Directed by : Patricio Guzman br Produced by : Atacama Productions br Genre: Documentary - Runtime: 1 h 30 min br French release: 27102010 br Production year: 2010 br br In Chile, at three thousand metres altitude, astronomers from all over the world gather together in the Atacama desert to observe the stars. The desert sky is so translucent that it allows them to see right to the boundaries of the universe. It is also a place where the harsh heat of the sun keeps human remains intact: those of the mummies, explorers and miners. But also the remains of the dictatorship’s political prisoners.