LUZ

LUZ (2020)

Ruben and Carlos become cellmates in a minimum-security prison. While Ruben struggles to learn the ropes of daily life and where he falls in the complex hierarchical prison system, Carlos becomes a mentor and then eventually a lover. The two men develop feelings for one another they can't easily express. As time moves on and one of them is released before the other, there are questions looming as to whether what they had was real or simply out of the need for human connection.

Date of release
2020-10-01
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (19)
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama, Crime, Romance
Director
Jon García

Casting

Interesting facts

Luz – is a 2020 American LGBT romantic drama film written and directed by Jon Garcia, who also served as a producer. It stars Ernesto Reyes, Jesse Tayeh, Jimmy Garcia, Alma Gloria Garcia, and Lowell Deo. The film had its premiere at Miami's OUTshine LGBTQ+ Film Festival on August 24, 2020. It was then screened at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, Out on Film, FilmOut San Diego, and Seattle Queer Film Festival. The movie had a limited theatrical release on March 19, 2021 and was then released to DVD and streaming services on April 6, 2021.

Production notes

In an interview with Latino Review Media, Garcia revealed that initially the project was going to be a series with 30 minutes episodes, but when an opportunity came along to make it a feature film, he converted the script, combining the episodes to tell the story in a movie. Garcia said the inspiration for the production came from watching the 2016 film Moonlight.

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