TEMBLORES
In this extraordinary follow-up to his landmark debut IXCANUL, Jayro Bustamante shifts his focus from rural Guatemala to the denizens of Guatemala City, once again setting his sights on an individual caught between two ostensibly irreconcilable worlds. When handsome and charismatic Pablo (Juan Pablo Olyslager) arrives at his affluent family's home, everyone is eagerly awaiting the return of their beloved son, devoted father and caring husband. When Pablo – a seemingly exemplary pillar of Guatemala City's Evangelical Christian community – announces that he intends to leave his wife for another man, it sends shock waves through the family. As he tries to acclimate to his new life in the city's gay subculture with the liberated Francisco (Mauricio Armas Zebadúa), his ultra-religious family does everything in its power to get their prodigal son back on track – no matter the cost. (Note adapted from Film Movement.) Winner, Best Cinematography, 2019 Guadalajara International Film Festival; Official Selection, 2019 Berlin, Miami, Seattle, Frameline and Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Jayro Bustamante; PROD Gérard Lacroix, De Jesus Peralta Orellana Marina, Nicolas Steil, Edgard Tenembaum. Guatemala/France/Luxembourg, 2019, color, 107 min. In Spanish with English subtitles. NOT RATED
No AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 107 Minutes
Opening Date: Saturday, September 28, 2019
Genre: Drama
