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

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)

Trailer

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