La León
- Released on
- Runtime
- 85 mins
Deep in the lush river jungles of Argentina, Alvaro lives a solitary existence fishing and harvesting reeds. What sets him apart from the rest of his village is that he is gay. There are no other gay men in his world, his only means of expression is with the occasional outsider who passes through. Most of these men come via the river taxi El León, whose captain El Turu is a mean man with a homophobic streak and a secret. When illegal loggers appear in the jungle El Turu accuses Alvaro of aiding them, a dispute which leads both men towards confrontation.
Deep in the lush river jungles of Argentina, Alvaro lives a solitary existence fishing and harvesting reeds. What sets him apart from the rest of his village is that he is gay. There are no other gay men in his world, his only means of expression is with the occasional outsider who passes through. Most of these men come via the river taxi El León, whose captain El Turu is a mean man with a homophobic streak and a secret. When illegal loggers appear in the jungle El Turu accuses Alvaro of aiding them, a dispute which leads both men towards confrontation.
Cast
- Jorge Román
- Daniel Valenzuela
- José Muñoz
- Diego Quiroz
- Daniel Sosa
Director
- Santiago Otheguy
Producers
- Catherine Barra
- Pierre Rambaldi
- Gonzalo Rodríguez Bubis
- Pablo Salomón
- Juan Solanas
- Aton Soumache
- Alexis Vonarb