Miami International Film Festival 2010

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UNDERTOW (CONTRACORRIENTE)
Javier Fuentes-León 2009
Categories: Ibero-American Competition
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Run time: 100 min. | Peru, Colombia, France, Germany | Language: Spanish with English subtitles | color | Film Format: 35mm
East Coast Premiere.

In a tiny, traditionally conservative Peruvian seaside village, young fisherman Miguel (Cristián Mercado), and his beautiful bride Mariela (Tatiana Astengo) prepare to welcome their first child. But Miguel hides a scandalous secret. He is involved in a clandestine romance with another man, Santiago (Manolo Cardona), a handsome painter ostracized by the community because he's gay. After a tragic drowning accident, Santiago’s ghost returns demanding that his body be given a proper burial.  Tormented, Miguel struggles to reconcile his devotion to his lover with his community’s rigid traditions; he must choose between sentencing Santiago to eternal suffering, or doing right by him and exposing their relationship to the entire village, forever destroying his marriage and his position as a community leader. Writer-director Javier Fuentes-León’s sexy and haunting Peruvian ghost story was an award winner at the 2009 San Sebastian International Film Festival and just recently won an Audience Award at Sundance 2010.
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7:00 PM     Wed, Mar 10
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Tower Theater 1 + add to cal buy tickets
9:15 PM     Fri, Mar 12
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Regal South Beach 10 + add to cal buy tickets
About the film
Cast & Crew
director
Javier Fuentes-León
 
screenwriter
Javier Fuentes-León
Cast
Cristian Mercado, Manolo Cardona, Tatiana Astengo
producer
Rodrigo Guerrero, Javier Fuentes - León
cinematographer
Mauricio Vidal
editor
Roberto Benavides, Phillip J. Barell
music
Selma Mutal
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Congratulations!! Great acting, beautiful locations, excellent production! The story touches your heart. A must see movie!!
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Ticket Policies: Ticket-holding patrons must be seated 10 minutes prior to screening. After this point, empty seats will be sold to Rush Line, and seating is no longer guaranteed for ticket holders. Rush Line: If screening nears capacity, Rush Line forms at venue. If space become available, tickets are for sale at the door, cash only, 2 tickets per person max. All programs and times are subjects to change without notice. No refunds or exchanges are permitted; includes all tickets.