Esteros (2016)

Esteros (2016)

A well-crafted lgbtq+ drama from Argentina

7.0

Movie

Argentina
Portuguese, Spanish
Drama, Romance
2016
PAPU CUROTTO
Blas Finardi Niz, Esteban Masturini, Felipe Titto
83 min

What it's about

Childhood friends Matías and Jerónimo reach adolescence and experience sexual attraction to each other, before being separated by circumstances. Later, as young adults, they meet again, and the film follows themes of complicated relationships and sexual tensions, as well as issues of homophobia

The take

Esteros revolves around the childhood friends Matías and Jerónimo, who reach adolescence and experience sexual attraction to each other before being separated by circumstance. When they meet again ten years later, they explore their long-repressed feelings for each other. 

This moving and emotionally satisfying love story is shot against the backdrop of the Argentinian countryside whose glories are beautifully captured throughout the movie. The performance of the two leads is excellent and the chemistry between them is almost palpable. 

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