UNDERTOW (Contracorriente) (2009) - ♦♦♦♦

Directed by - Javier Fuentes-León

 

Written by - Javier Fientes-León

 

Starring - Manolo Cardona, Tatiana Astengo, Cristian Mercado

 

 

 

"A married fisherman struggles to reconcile with to his dead male lover due to the rigid traditions of his small Peruvian seaside town. Not unlike the milestone film in gay cinema Brokeback Mountain in theme and plot, though the film chooses a different interesting approach. The well framed and colourful photography, which resembles the paintings executed by one of the central characters in this love triangle, not only adds to the intimacy of the drama but also portrays perfectly the narrow mindedness of the inhabitants of the small village and the helplessly claustrophobic emotional situation in which the characters find themselves."

 

 

Drama, Peru/Colombia/France/Germany