Undertow

Undertow

Contracorriente

Miguel is a handsome, young and beloved fisherman in Cabo Blanco, a small fishing village in the Northern coast of Peru, where the community has deep-rooted religious traditions. Miguel is married... More
1h40m Peru/Colombia/France/Germany 2009
Subtitles
繁體中文 简体中文 English ภาษาไทย
Tags
Gay Bisexual Affair Lust Fantasy Latin-America Movies

Synopsis

Miguel is a handsome, young and beloved fisherman in Cabo Blanco, a small fishing village in the Northern coast of Peru, where the community has deep-rooted religious traditions. Miguel is married to the beautiful Mariela, who is 7-months pregnant with their firstborn, but Miguel harbors a scandalous secret: He is having a love affair with another man, Santiago, a painter who is ostracized by the townsfolk for being agnostic and open about his sexuality.

"Undertow achieves a kind of lyricism rarely seen in contemporary gay filmmaking."-Paul Burston, Time Out

Rotten Tomatoes 88% high rating!

Details

Country
PeruColombiaFranceGermany
Language
Spanish
Director
Javier Fuentes-León
Cast
Cristian MercadoManolo CardonaTatiana Astengo
Awards & Selections
Academy Award 2011 - Best Foreign Language Film Peru Entry, Sundance Film Festival 2010 - Audience Award for World Cinema - Dramatic, Frameline Film Festival 2010 - Best First Feature, Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival 2010 - Outstanding Artistic Achievement
Review
An impressive debut

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