Undertow (2009 film)

Undertow (2009 film)
Undertow
Directed by Javier Fuentes-León
Produced by Javier Fuentes-León
Written by Javier Fuentes-León
Julio Rojas
Starring Tatiana Astengo
Cinematography Mauricio Vidal
Editing by Roberto Benavides
Release date(s) 23 September 2009 (2009-09-23)
Running time 100 minutes
Country Peru
Language Spanish

Undertow (Spanish: Contracorriente) is a 2009 Peruvian drama film directed by Javier Fuentes-León. The film won the prestigious World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[2] but didn't make the final shortlist.[3]

Contents

Cast

  • Tatiana Astengo - Mariela
  • Manolo Cardona - Santiago
  • Cristian Mercado - Miguel

Plot

Miguel (Cristian Mercado) is a young fisherman of Cabo Blanco, a village in northern Peru with specific traditions regarding death. He is married to Mariela (Tatiana Astengo), who is pregnant with their first son, but he also has a secret affair with a man, Santiago (Manolo Cardona).

Santiago accidentally drowns at sea, and his ghost returns to ask Miguel to find his body, in order to bury it with their village's rituals. Miguel is forced to deal with the consequences of their actions and accept who he really is, even at the risk of losing the people that he loves.

See also

  • List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
  • List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

External links


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