Lemebel (2019)

Directed by

Joanna Reposi Garibaldi

Genre

documentary film

Country

Chile

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 11 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Chilean poet Pedro Lemebel. It covers his art under the military dictatorship, his memories of his mother, and his fight with cancer.

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What happens

Lemebel is a Chilean documentary film, directed by Joanna Reposi Garibaldi and released in 2019. The film is a portrait of Pedro Lemebel, an influential Chilean poet. It focuses on his artistic activity that started during the military dictatorship, his memories of his mother, and his battle against cancer, which ultimately led to his death in 2015. The film had its theatrical premiere in February 2019 at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Teddy Award for best LGBTQ-related documentary film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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