So Foul a Sky

This gloomy road movie without a clear goal flows between night-time border crossings and hopes of a better life away from a homeland whose crude oil wealth has trickled through the authoritarian regime’s fingers. In a country where money cannot buy food or drugs and which people are leaving by the hundreds of thousands, the radio emits news of the socialist dream, political battle, and lost illusions, as an absurd accompaniment. This visually captivating film builds a typical mosaic of life in Venezuela in the shadow of enormous petroleum refineries and on the path to better tomorrows.