4 Moons (2014)

Four stories of love and disgust between men of different generations facing their conflicts and their fears

Director:

Sergio Tovar Velarde

Writers:

Anibal Astorga (translator), Sergio Tovar Velarde

Stars:

Antonio Velázquez, Alejandro de la Madrid, Cesar Ramos

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonio Velázquez	...	Hugo
Alejandro de la Madrid	...	Andrés
Cesar Ramos	...	Fito (as César Ramos)
Gustavo Egelhaaf	...	Leo
Alonso Echánove	...	Joaquín Cobo
Alejandro Belmonte	...	Gilberto
Gabriel Santoyo	...	Mauricio
Sebastián Rivera	...	Oliver
Mónica Dionne	...	Aurora
Marta Aura	...	Petra
Jorge Luis Moreno	...	Enrique
Hugo Catalán	...	Sebastián
Alberto Estrella	...	Joaquín Cobo (voice)
Astrid Hadad	...	Alfonsina
Karina Gidi	...	Laura

Storyline

Four stories about love and self-acceptance: An eleven year-old boy struggles to keep secret the attraction he feels towards his male cousin. Two former childhood friends reunite and start a relationship that gets complicated due to one of them's fear of getting caught. A gay long lasting relationship is in jeopardy when a third man comes along. An old family man is obsessed with a young male prostitute and tries to raise the money to afford the experience.

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Plot Keywords:

male pubic hair | pubic hair | sauna | male nudity | male prostitute | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Official Sites:

ATKO Films [Mexico] Official Facebook

Country:

Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

21 November 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

4 Moons

Filming Locations:

Mexico City, Mexico

Company Credits

Production Co:

ATKO Films, Güeros Films, Los, Projet Kinomada

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Alonso Echanove put on weight to play the part of Joaquin. He also stopped shaving his beard.

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Soundtracks

Esse Anjo
Written by L.M Boccia Brandi / Portuguese version by Diego Alfonso
Performed by Diego Alfonso
© 2015 ProyectoPandamonium
All rights reserved.

User Reviews

A journey for love

Gay cinema has reached an epitome, by walking hand in hand with director Sergio Tovar Velarde. Four Moons ( Cuatro Luna's ) is one the most beautiful yet perfect LGBTQ feature films I have seen in years. In comparison with films like The Normal Heart or Pride it doesn't bother to tell a story of struggle for rights. Its a nice blend of relationships and the time-line of sexuality. The movie has four different layers. Each and every layers poses a different timescale of life. In one those layers the director successfully portrait the fear and curiosity of a kid who has instinct for a same sex. The second luna tells when young individuals have dilemma between his own skin, his love and family responsibility. Its eventually the most relevant in our society and time. The pride and respect can precisely enter in this situation to make a dignified decision. The third layer is address the loyalty issue of gay relationship/ marriage. It also push gay men into an another degree to ask themselves that "what is the glue for a successful relation ?" Is this sex ?? or love can handle it perfectly. Director ends the third node in a situation where society can learn why the stigma should banished and so the judgmental mentality. The most captivating chapter of the movie deals with the gay men and aging. Aging is natural law, so the sexuality. But the stigma within the homosexual community about age is prominent. How a same sex also could be a inspiration for the poetic creation is cleverly captured in this celluloid.Gay poets like Oscar Wilde to Emily Dickinson has known about their keen towards creation, but may be the first time it has been filmed the inspiration behind those. In conclusion its a journey in a time machine in a homosexual stigmatized world in search of love. Its clearly convey its message as well as teach us about the priority and balance. I preach this movie to watch if you are homosexual. I believe you won't regret.