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León (La)

Country: Argentina | France, Language: Spanish, 85 mins

  • 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.


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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