From Afar (2015)

Original title

Desde allá

Directed by

Lorenzo Vigas

Genre

drama film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Venezuela, Mexico

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

16

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 136 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy middle-aged man pays a young street gang member to spend time with him. The arrangement grows into a complex and uneasy connection.

tensemelancholicunsettlingslow-burncerebralintimatebleakemotionally distant

What happens

From Afar (Spanish: Desde allá) is a 2015 Venezuelan-Mexican psychological drama film written and directed by Lorenzo Vigas in his directorial debut. It won the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. The film is about Armando, a wealthy middle-aged man who gets involved with Élder, a young man from a street gang. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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