Completed - SPANISH - First film, Drama
Marcos, a seventeen years farm worker, discovers his sexuality in a hostile environment. Nicknamed Marilyn by other teenagers in town, he becomes the target both of human desire and discrimination. Marcos feels himself pushed into a corner more and more.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Martin RODRIGUEZ REDONDO Writer(s) : Mariana DOCAMPO, Mara PESCIO, Martin RODRIGUEZ REDONDO Cast : Walter RODRIGUEZ, Catalina SAAVEDRA, German DE SILVA Producer(s) : Paula ZYNGIERMAN (MARAVILLACINE)
Marcos and his family are caretakers working at a ranch. While father and brother do the heavier tasks, Marcos stays at home next to his mother. Everyone has a future set for him, but Marcos is just waiting for the arrival of Carnival, a time when he can show himself before everyone just the way he feels inside. The sudden death of the father leaves family in a vulnerable situation.The ranch’s owner now pressures them to go away while the mother, on her side, is pressuring Marcos to take care of field matters. Nicknamed Marilyn by other teenagers in the town, he’s a target for desire and discrimination. In a climate of growing oppression, cornered by his own family and by the town, Marcos will see himself facing the impossibility of being who he wants to be.
Country(ies) : ARGENTINA, CHILE
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Berlinale - EFM 2018 (Panorama)BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2018 (Noches especiales)Seattle International Film Festival 2018 (Cine latino competition)Taipei Film Festival 2018 (Future Lights: Latin America )Queer Lisboa 2018 (Best feature film)SANFIC 2018 (International competition)Festival de Cine Nacional Leonardo Favio 2018 (Jury Special Mention)The Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival 2018 (Best feature film)Cultweek – Mix Milano 2018 (Best feature film)– Raíces Festival Internacional de Cine de Chivilcoy 2018 (Best feature film)Festival de Cine Nacional de General Rodríguez 2018 (Best feature film)Festival Audiovisual Bariloche 2018 (Jury special mention and best actor)Festival de Cine Argentino de Tandil 2018 (Best actor)Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de Uruguay 2018 (Jury special mention)BFI Flare London LGBT Film Festival 2018 (Official selection Hearts)Gay Film Festival Freiburg 2018Roffa Mon Amour 2018 (Official selection)Santander International Film Festival 2018 (Official competition)San Sebastian International Film Festival 2018 (Horizontes latinos)Kinemathek Karlsruhe 2018 (Pride pictures)Festival Mix Brasil de Cultura da 2018Merlinka Festival 2018