Winner of the Golden Lion Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival, the debut feature by Venezuelan filmmaker Lorenzo Vigas follows a wealthy, middle-aged Armando (played by Pablo Larraín’s regular Alfredo Castro) who lures young men to his home with money. He doesn’t want to touch, only watch from a strict distance. Armando’s first encounter with street thug Elder (Luis Silva) is violent, but this doesn’t discourage the lonely man’s fascination with the tough handsome teenager. Financial interest keeps Elder visiting him regularly and an unexpected intimacy emerges. However, Armando’s haunted past looms large, and Elder commits the ultimate act of affection on Armando’s behalf.
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A film by Lorenzo Vigas
(Venezuela/Mexico, 2017, 93 min. In Spanish with English subtitles)
Available to stream on YouTube, Google Play, Vudu, Amazon Prime, iTunes
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