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2020 | Color | 31:05

Orlando and Saúl meet by chance. Self-confident young Orlando is a college gymnast who refuses to let his HIV-positive status define him; insecure Saúl barely grasps what it means to have an active sex life. For both, their accidental encounter will result in a new way of seeing the world.


Country: México
Direction: Hernández; Julián
Script: Sánchez Lovera; Saúl, Hernández; Julián, Pérez Mancilla; Ulises
Production: Reyes Chávez; Iliana, Fiesco; Roberto
Photography: Cantú; Alejandro
Sound: Castañeda; Luis, Rojo; Daniel, Narváez del Valle; Armando
Music: Villela Vega; Arturo
Cast:Caicedo; Esteban, Díaz Cruz; Cristhian, Veldáñez; Alfredo, Oliván; Javier, Catalán; Hugo, Rico; Mauricio
Art direction: Solís; David
Participation year at FICM: 2020

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