CONTRACORRIENTE
a.k.a. “Undertow”
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL, WINNER: AUDIENCE AWARD
SYNOPSIS
Miguel is a fisherman in a tiny Peruvian village where traditions run deep. He is married to the lovely Mariela and about to be a father, but has a secret love affair with Santiago, a painter, who is ostracized by the town because he’s gay. After a tragic accident occurs, Miguel must choose between sentencing Santiago to eternal torment or doing right by him and, in turn, revealing their relationship to Mariela and the entire village.
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Sundance Film Festival (WINNER: Audience Award)
San Sebastián International Film Festival (WINNER: Sebastiane Award)
Miami Film Festival (WINNER: Audience Award)
Outfest (WINNER: Oustanding Artistic Achievement)
Cartegena Film Festival (WINNER: Audience Award)
DETAILS
DIRECTOR
Javier Fuentes-León
RUNNING TIME
100 minutes
GENRE(S)
Drama
CAST
Tatian Astengo
Manolo Cardona
Cristian Mercado
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