Undertow (2009)
- Original title
- Contracorriente
- Directed by
- Javier Fuentes-León
- Genre
- drama film, romance film, LGBTQ-related film
- Country
- Colombia, Peru, Germany, France
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 125 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A married fisherman in a small Peruvian village has a secret affair with a foreign painter. When the painter dies, his ghost returns to help the fisherman reconcile his love and his community.
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What happens
Undertow (Spanish: Contracorriente) is a 2009 fantasy romantic drama film directed, written and produced by Javier Fuentes-León in his directorial debut. Initial financing came from Germany and France with additional financing from Peru. The film shot in Cabo Blanco, Peru, won the World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category at the 26th Sundance Film Festival. Other Audience Awards included Cartagena, Montreal, Miami, Chicago, Utrecht, Lima, and Galway, as well as Jury Awards in Madrid, San Francisco, Seattle, Toulouse, and Philadelphia. It received a nomination as Best Latin American Film at the 2011 Goya Awards in Spain. The film was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards but it did not make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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