A closeted man pays for silence. A street kid sells violence. Neither gets what they bargained for.
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.
Acting
Castro's hands do entire conversations
Cinematography
Caracas as suffocating character
Direction
Vigas lets silence scream
Director
Lorenzo Vigas
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
First Venezuelan film to win Golden Lion at Venice—Vigas trained under Tarr and it shows in the suffering.
The title 'Desde Allá' ('From Afar') refers to Armando's literal distance—he watches street life through binoculars before entering it.
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