- La León
Infobox Film
name = La León
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director =Santiago Otheguy
producer =Catherine Bara Pierre Rambaldi Gonzalo Rodríguez Rubis Pablo Salomon Aton Soumache Alexis Vonarb
writer =Santiago Otheguy
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starring =Jorge Román Daniel Valenzuela
music =Vincent Artaud
cinematography =Paula Grandio
editing =Valeria Otheguy Sebastián Sepúlveda
distributor =MK2 Diffusion (France) /Water Bearer Films (USA)
released = Start date|2007|02|11
runtime = 80 mins.
country = Argentina / France
language = Spanish
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imdb_id = 0971170"La León" is a 2007 Argentine drama written and directed by
Santiago Otheguy . Set in Northern Argentina, the film tells the story of ahomosexual fieldworker, Álvaro (Jorge Román ), and his relationship with a local bully, El Turu (Daniel Valenzuela ). On its release the film received average reviews and few awards.__TOC__Plot
On a remote island off the Argentinian coast, Álvaro (Román) works as a fisherman and a reed cutter. His
homosexuality and love of books make him an outsider in the small village. The brutish El Turu (Valenzuela) captains "La León", the town ferry. He views Álvaro as a threat, bullying him almost constantly. However, as the film progresses, El Turu's hidden attraction to Álvaro becomes obvious. [ [http://www.seattlefilm.org/festival/film/detail.aspx?id=26158&fid=32 La León | 2007 Seattle International Film Festival | Santiago Otheguy | Argentina ] ] [ [http://www.sydneyfilmfestival.org/film_details.asp?id=21&fID=236 Program - Sydney Film Festival ] ] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809835835/details La Leon (2007) - Movie Details - Yahoo! Movies ] ]Cast
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Jorge Román as Álvaro.
*Daniel Valenzuela as El Turu.Awards
* "La León" was awarded the 2007
Teddy Award at theBerlin International Film Festival [ [http://www.imdb.com/rg/title-tease/awards/title/tt0971170/awards León, La (2007) - Awards ] ] .References
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