2015 | Color | 94:00 Middle-aged Armando lures young men to his home with money. He only wants to watch from a strict distance. Armando’s first encounter with street thug Elder 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. But Armando’s haunted past looms large, and Elder commits the ultimate act of affection on Armando’s behalf. Country: México, Venezuela Direction: Vigas; Lorenzo Script: Vigas; Lorenzo, basado en una historia de Guillermo Arriaga y Lorenzo Vigas Production: Vigas; Lorenzo, Ramírez; Édgar, Ripstein; Gabriel, Franco; Michel, Arriaga; Guillermo, Cova; Rodolfo Photography: Armstrong; Sergio Sound: Xavier; Waldir, Baksht; Jaime Cast:Silva; Luis, Montilla; Jerico, Cardozo; Catherina, Castro; Alfredo Art direction: Tikas; Matías Participation year at FICM: 2015
2015 | Color | 94:00 Middle-aged Armando lures young men to his home with money. He only wants to watch from a strict distance. Armando’s first encounter with street thug Elder 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. But Armando’s haunted past looms large, and Elder commits the ultimate act of affection on Armando’s behalf. Country: México, Venezuela Direction: Vigas; Lorenzo Script: Vigas; Lorenzo, basado en una historia de Guillermo Arriaga y Lorenzo Vigas Production: Vigas; Lorenzo, Ramírez; Édgar, Ripstein; Gabriel, Franco; Michel, Arriaga; Guillermo, Cova; Rodolfo Photography: Armstrong; Sergio Sound: Xavier; Waldir, Baksht; Jaime Cast:Silva; Luis, Montilla; Jerico, Cardozo; Catherina, Castro; Alfredo Art direction: Tikas; Matías Participation year at FICM: 2015
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