A middle-aged homosexual (Alfredo Castro) falls in love with a teenage (Luis Silva) who abuses him during their first time they meet. This wonderful film, is starring Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva and directed by Lorenzo Vigas, follows a complex and beautiful love story.
A very emotional film with many silences in which the eyes speak crudely. It will definitely get stuck in the viewer's mind for several days. [Full review in Spanish]
A relationship drama with societal implications, Desde Allá (From Afar) hails from afar - specifically, from Venezuela - and marks a striking debut for first-time writer director Lorenzo Vigas.
Perhaps this film requires a deeper understanding of Latin American queerness than this reviewer possesses, but From Afar watches like an intimate film that lacks intimacy.
Breaking down the world in order to remake and remodel it, From Afar reveals, with the heaviest of hearts, the brutal, dehumanising violence that lurks within the heart of some contemporary relationships.