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From Afar is a mexicain film of genre Drama directed by Lorenzo Vigas with Alfredo Castro

From Afar (2016)

Desde allá

From Afar
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Length 1h33
Directed by
OriginMexique
Genres Drama
Rating65% 3.292383.292383.292383.292383.29238

Desde allá is a 2015 Venezuelan drama film directed by Lorenzo Vigas. It won the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival.

The film is about a wealthy middle-aged man who gets sexually involved with a young man from a street gang.

Synopsis

Dans une Caracas chaotique, Armando est un homme seul ayant dépassé la cinquantaine qui gère un labo de prothèses dentaires. À un arrêt de bus, il drague des jeunes garçons pour les faire venir chez lui, sans jamais les toucher. Il épie également un vieil homme avec lequel il semble avoir eu un lien traumatique. Un jour, il fait la connaissance de Élder qui commence à fréquenter Armando, d'abord pour de l'argent puis pour des raisons autres.

Actors

Alfredo Castro

(Armando)
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