Contracorriente
Javier Fuentes-Léon / PE, CO, DE, FR, 2009 / 99 min.
Subtle drama about a Peruvian fisherman’s struggles to keep his homosexual love affair with a dead lover a secret. A bittersweet tale of taboo, lost love against the breathtaking background of the Peruvian coast.
The happy couple Miguel and Mariela are about to have their first child however fisherman Miguel has been having an affair with the beautiful painter Santiago. When Santiago is drowned by the undertow after a boating accident, his spirit appears to Miguel to ask him to ensure he gets a worthy funeral.
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Director
Javier Fuentes-Léon
Production year
2009
Country
PE, CO, DE, FR
Original title
Contracorriente
Length
99 min.
Language
Spanish
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
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