The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (2025)

Original title

La misteriosa mirada del flamenco

Directed by

Diego Céspedes

Genre

drama film

Country

Chile, Germany, France, Belgium

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

16

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a remote mining town in 1980s northern Chile, a 12-year-old named Lidia faces fear and prejudice when a mysterious illness threatens her queer family.

tensemelancholicslow-burnatmosphericintimatefearfulpoignantsocially grounded

What happens

The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo (Spanish: La misteriosa mirada del flamenco) is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Diego Céspedes, in his feature debut. Starring Tamara Cortés, Matías Catalán and Paula Dinamarca, it follows a 12-year-old Lidia as she navigates fear and prejudice when a mysterious illness threatens her queer family in a remote mining town in 1980's northern Chile. The film is a co-production of Chile, France, Belgium, Spain, and Germany. It had its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section at the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 15 May 2025, where it won the section's top prize. It was selected as the Chilean entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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