La Leon
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Santiago Otheguy
Jorge Roman
Daniel Valenzuela
Jose Munoz
Daniel Sosa
Ana Maria Montalvo
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Alvaro's world is one of rivers and streams. This remote island off the Argentinean coast is where he ekes out a humble existence. Fishing and reed-cutting are his only sources of income. Out here, it is as if time has stood still. Alvaro's homosexuality makes him just as much of an outsider as does his love of books. The only link between this forlorn part of the world in the middle of the wide ocean and the city on the mainland is skipper El Turu's little boat, "El Leon", that carries islanders back and forth, once a day. El Turu himself takes the helm every single day. A rough and sometimes violent man, El Turu is convinced that Alvaro poses a threat to the remote island community and its prevailing values and virtues. Moreover, since he regards himself as the tacit ruler of this world, he is determined to enforce these values. Intolerant and unrelenting, he bullies Alvaro whenever he can--although his actions display an increasing lack of propriety and dignity. Yet if truth be known, his aggressive rejection of an alternative existence only serves to conceal his inner emotional turmoil.
Director
Santiago Otheguy
Cast
Jorge Roman
Daniel Valenzuela
Jose Munoz
Daniel Sosa
Ana Maria Montalvo
Hernan Sosa
Alfredo Norberto Rivas
Juan Carlos Rivas
Mirta Rivas
Esteban Gonzalez
Alberto Rivas
Alfredo Rivas
Lorena Rivas
Mariano Gabriel Gonzalez
Aida Merel
Crew
Betina Andreose
Vincent Artaud
Catherine Barra
Paula Grandio
Santiago Otheguy
Valeria Otheguy
Ricardo Piterbarg
Pierre Rambaldi
Sergio Rud
Pablo Salomon
Pablo Salomon
Sebastian Sepulveda
Juan Diego Solanas
Aton Soumache
Abel Tortorelli
Alexis Vonarb
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 10, 2008 (NY)
Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 8-18, 2007. )
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-17, 2007.)
Released in United States Fall October 10, 2008
Released in United States February 2007
Released in United States October 2007
Released in United States June 2008
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama) February 8-18, 2007.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-17, 2007.
Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (World Cinema) June 19-29, 2008.
Feature directorial debut for Santiago Otheguy.
Released in United States June 2008 (Shown at San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (World Cinema) June 19-29, 2008.)
