Desde allá (2015)

Armando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever.

Director:

Lorenzo Vigas

Writers:

Lorenzo Vigas (screenplay), Guillermo Arriaga (based on a story by)

Stars:

Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla

9 wins & 23 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alfredo Castro	...	Armando
Luis Silva	...	Elder
Jericó Montilla	...	Amelia
Catherina Cardozo	...	Maria
Jorge Luis Bosque	...	Fernando
Greymer Acosta	...	Palma
Auffer Camacho	...	Mermelada
Ivan Peña	...	Yoni
Joretsis Ibarra	...	Deysi
Yeimar Peralta	...	Yerlin
Scarlett Jaimes	...	Yuli
Ernesto Campos	...	Kleiber
Marcos Moreno	...	Manuel
Armando Volcanes	...	Padrino quinceañera
Jesús Las Rosas	...	Roca

Storyline

Armando, a middle-aged owner of a Caracas dental prosthesis business, is estranged from his father, who he observes occasionally from a distance. He finds a young man of the streets who negotiates a fee high enough for the boy to be used to provide Armando's masturbatory object. Although a following encounter ends in a beating for Armando, he continues to make the boy dependent. What is the final result that Armando desires? Is it something more than a conflicted relationship with a hustler?

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Plot Keywords:

beating | bare chested male | gay | male nudity | male rear nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Venezuela Mexico

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

2 September 2016 (Venezuela)

Also Known As:

From Afar

Filming Locations:

Caracas, Venezuela

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,136, 12 June 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$30,108, 28 August 2016

Company Credits

Production Co:

Factor RH Producciones, Malandro Films, Lucia Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

D-Cinema 48kHz 5.1 D-Cinema 48kHz 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Venezuela for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 89th Academy Awards in 2017.

User Reviews

Great story, complex characters, uncomplicated staging and direction allow the message to come through better

Life is complicated regardless of your income, education, or family. Everyone wants to be loved and sometimes that's difficult to show and receive. Through raw footage, spartan dialog and the very patient dissection of complex characters they learn to love and trust and to be worthy of both. But that doesn't mean life sorts itself out right away and just when things seem to be great, the plot twists in gut wrenching ways and roles reverse. That doesn't mean it ends well for all.

Contrary to the comments of another, I found the raw staging, brief dialog and lack of music (except when one would encounter it in real life) to greatly enhance the direction of the file. It takes a bit more patience to find yourself drawn into the story, but its so much more honest and lifelike.

The two lead actors were great... very empathetic. Kudos