The Sex of the Angels (2012)
"El sexo de los ángeles" (original title)

Struggling martial artist and dancer Bruno loves his girlfriend Carla, but when he meets fellow dancer Rai, serious sparks begin to fly, opening the couple up to new possibilities. A new ... See full summary »

Director:

Xavier Villaverde

Writers:

Ana Maroto, Xavier Villaverde (original idea),

Stars:

Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Álvaro Cervantes, Llorenç González

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Astrid Bergès-Frisbey	...	Carla
Álvaro Cervantes	...	Rai
Llorenç González	...	Bruno
Sonia Méndez	...	Marta
Julieta Marocco	...	Maria
Lluïsa Castell	...	Madre Carla
Marc Garcia Coté	...	Adrián (as Marc García-Coté)
Marc Pociello	...	Dani
Ricard Farré	...	Óscar
Ana Cimini	...	Virginia Dalmau
Marcel Tomàs	...	Dueño Tienda Delicatessen
Jacobo Pérez	...	Chico Ocupa I
Jordi Turró	...	Conductor Carretera
Livia Gaudenco	...	Chica Brasileña
Giancarlo Olaro	...	Camarero Cafetería

Storyline

Struggling martial artist and dancer Bruno loves his girlfriend Carla, but when he meets fellow dancer Rai, serious sparks begin to fly, opening the couple up to new possibilities. A new generation navigates sexual fluidity, torn affections, and open relationships in this steamy love triangle. But once Bruno's clandestine encounters with Rai are revealed, a confused and hurt Carla kicks him out. But she simply doesn't want to give up on her love. Eventually she agrees that Bruno can date them both as long as he keeps his life with Rai relatively separate.

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Plot Keywords:

love | dancer | love triangle | girlfriend | martial artist | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [es]

Country:

Spain Brazil

Language:

Spanish Catalan

Release Date:

4 May 2012 (Spain)

Also Known As:

The Sex of the Angels

Filming Locations:

Porqueres, Girona, Catalonia, Spain

Company Credits

Production Co:

Agência Nacional do Cinema (ANCINE), Audiovisual Aval SGR, Axencia Galega das Industrias Culturais (AGADIC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Not a bad watch but feels a bit soap opera like

I recently saw this movie at a gay and lesbian film fest. The movie has good characters, is well filmed and had a great soundtrack. I was a bit annoyed that the sexual development of the main character Bruno, who has this amazing connection with another guy, and his subsequent "first gay interaction" is given so little attention. To me that was what the movie was about and it is passed over so trivially. There is great tension build up between them, longing glances, sexual moments and then this is all just passed over and we don't get to see how he experiences this earth shaking moment in his life when he gets to kiss or touch another man. It is left to our imagination, which I think is a bit of a cop out. The sex scenes between Bruno and his long term girlfriend are in comparison graphic. The movie could have done without the side characters of the girlfriends co- workers and concentrated a bit more the relationship between the two guys.Overall a nice movie, well acted, beautiful main character and nicely filmed