Desde allá (2015)

Slo naslov: Od daleč

Angleški naslov: From Afar  

Država: Venezuela, Mehika

Leto: 2015

Dolžina: 93' ,  Imdb

Žanri: Drama, Romantični   

Slo recenzija: -

Režija: Lorenzo Vigas

Scenarij: Lorenzo Vigas, Guillermo Arriaga (zgodba)

Igrajo: Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla, Catherina Cardozo, Jorge Luis Bosque

[SLO]

Armando je mož srednjih let, ki z denarjem zvablja mladeniče k sebi domov. Ne želi si dotikov, opazuje jih le od daleč. Pogosto zasleduje starejšega poslovneža in zdi se, da ju veže travmatična preteklost. Nekega dne spozna sedemnajstletnega uličnega huligana Elderja, in čeprav je njuno prvo srečanje nasilno, ga čedni mladenič popolnoma prevzame. Elder potrebuje denar, zato začne Armanda redno obiskovati, a sčasoma med njima vznikne nepričakovana intimnost. [Kinodvor]

[ENG]

Armando, a middle-aged owner of a Caracas dental prosthesis business, is estranged from his father, who he observes occasionally from a distance. He finds a young man of the streets who negotiates a fee high enough for the boy to be used to provide Armando's masturbatory object. Although a following encounter ends in a beating for Armando, he continues to make the boy dependent. What is the final result that Armando desires? Is it something more than a conflicted relationship with a hustler? 

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Newcomer Lorenzo Vigas’ first feature explores issues of social stratification through the story of a wealthy man who pays young men to endure a kind of contact-free abuse, only to find unexpected intimacy with one of his companions.

Desde Allá speaks to Venezuela's present reality, with a narrative that traverses the disparate social classes comprising the country's capital — from the gated communities of the very rich to the chaos of the downtown neighbourhoods, and out to the poor communities in the monotonous apartment blocks.

Vigas paints an indelible picture of a multi-tiered society, giving resonance and context to his unforgettable story about an impossible friendship between two men. [Diana Sanchez, TIFF]

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