Four ageing men live together in a secluded house on a windswept Chilean coastline. Each has been sent there to purge sins of the past, adhering to a strict regime under the watchful eye of a female caretaker. This fragile stability is disrupted by the arrival of a newly disgraced companion bringing with him the past they thought they had left behind... In this multi-award-winning feature, Oscar-nominated director Pablo Larrain explores the lives of priests who have been disgraced for crimes both proven and suspected, and the moral impasse of the Catholic Church that must both contain and protect them. Featuring compelling performances from Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farias and Antonia Zegers, this is an unflinching yet compassionate portrayal of an ordered world unexpectedly under siege. Special Features: Pablo Larrain Interview Original Theatrical Trailer
Four ageing men live together in a secluded house on a windswept Chilean coastline. Each has been sent there to purge sins of the past, adhering to a strict regime under the watchful eye of a female caretaker. This fragile stability is disrupted by the arrival of a newly disgraced companion bringing with him the past they thought they had left behind... In this multi-award-winning feature, Oscar-nominated director Pablo Larrain explores the lives of priests who have been disgraced for crimes both proven and suspected, and the moral impasse of the Catholic Church that must both contain and protect them. Featuring compelling performances from Alfredo Castro, Roberto Farias and Antonia Zegers, this is an unflinching yet compassionate portrayal of an ordered world unexpectedly under siege. Special Features: Pablo Larrain Interview Original Theatrical Trailer
Unfazed by the attention he receives from women Hugo searches for something meaningful in his life. The young man becomes captivated with Octavio a local boxing champion who must maintain a hard and gruff image for his fans and fellow fighters. But when Octavio acts on the subtle flirtations Hugo throws at him he is abruptly rejected. Hugo tries to curtail his desire but eventually surrenders to their magnetic attraction and they enter into an intense romance that can never be accepted in their small town in southern Chile. The couple moves to the capital Santiago with energized dreams of building their life together and protecting their love from a hostile world. But when Hugo confuses his feelings for a naïve colleague at his new workplace nothing turns out as planned. Having drawn comparisons to Darren Aronofsky’s ‘The Wrestler’ and Ekachai Uekrongtham’s ‘Beautiful Boxer’ Julio Jorquera’s sensitive study of love bravely challenges perceptions of masculinity and sexuality in competitive sport with electrifying results.
Acclaimed Chilean director Esteban Larrain turns his attention to the true story of a street child who becomes a popular prophet, and of a people ready to give in, without questioning, to the luminous promise of a miracle. Chile, 1983. As the first street protests begin to pose a challenge for the Pinochet regime, 14-year-old orphan Miguel Angel, who claims to see and talk to the Virgin Mary, is anointed as a prophet. His tormented face is endlessly reproduced in the media; within weeks, th...
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