From Afar (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

10 wins & 26 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

First feature of Lorenza Vigas.

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Soundtracks

Kuss-Walzer op. 400
by Johann Strauss
(1881).

User Reviews

Great movie. Very human narrative

This film is one of the best productions made in Latin America have seen in recent years. It shows clearly the loneliness and abandonment leading to attitudes often repulsive. The highly original narrative takes us to a completely unexpected outcome. In this aspect the film has a highly original narrative, nothing the usual story of an old man paying to have sex with a young man. Abandonment, loneliness, violence. The sad fact of everyday life. Excellent actors and an excellent pace of narrative to the end. The film even deserved all the awards he received. A masterpiece. I can not understand the criticism as negative other commentators. It's an intimate film with enormous human content. For those who live in Latin America like me it is clear that the director knows the violent environment of cities like Caracas. Great movie.

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

Gross USA:

$30,169

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$150,443

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