Undertow

Undertow (2009)

Contracorriente

A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.

Date of release
2009-09-23
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (130)
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Javier Fuentes-León

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Luces Award for Best Film

Undertow is a 2009 fantasy romantic drama film directed, written and produced by Javier Fuentes-León in his directorial debut. Initial financing came from Germany and France with additional financing from Peru. The film shot in Cabo Blanco, Peru, won the World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category at the 26th Sundance Film Festival. Other Audience Awards included Cartagena, Montreal, Miami, Chicago, Utrecht, Lima, and Galway, as well as Jury Awards in Madrid, San Francisco, Seattle, Toulouse, and Philadelphia. It received a nomination as Best Latin American Film at the 2011 Goya Awards in Spain.

Production

Undertow had been gestating since 1996, when the director Javier Fuentes-León wrote the very first scene. Originally conceived as a supernatural revenge thriller about a fisherman having an affair with a prostitute, Javier decided to change it after coming out of the closet himself, in an attempt to explore more interesting themes and material.

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