León (La)
- Director: Santiago Otheguy
- Writer: Santiago Otheguy
- Producer: Catherine Barra; Pierre Rambaldi
CGiii Comment
Isolation, poverty and a simple life, but a gay man can always find some joy...even in the rain forests of Argentina.
Sparse in dialogue, rich in photography, a step back in time - although made/set in 2007 - this is another world, another way to make a film.
Beautiful, spell-binding, heart-breaking loneliness.
Massively important.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
This visually stunning directorial debut is set in a place lost in time in northern Argentina. Alvaro is a gay man whose is an outsider. He works for the violent El Turo, a captain of the water bus which links isolated communities. But El Turo is threatened by Alvaro's sexuality and starts harassing him.
Cast & Characters
Jorge Román as Alvaro;
Daniel Valenzuela as El Turu;
José Muñoz as Iribarren;
Juan Carlos Rivas as Misionero 2;
Mirta Duran Rivas as Mujer misionera;
Esteban Gonzalez as Hermano misionero 1;
Alfredo Rivas as Hermano misionero 2;
Alberto Rivas as Hermano misionero 3;
Mirta Rivas as Hermana Misionera;
Lorena Rivas as Nina misionera;
Aida Merel as Bibliotecaria;
Diego Quiroz as Marinaro Julio;
Mariano González as Joven del Yate;
Marcos Woinsky as El Alemán;
Jimena Cavaco as Laura