A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town's rigid traditions.
Acting
Mercado's silent anguish speaks volumes.
Cinematography
The sea itself becomes a character.
Direction
Fuentes-León balances magic and grit perfectly.
Director
Javier Fuentes-León
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed in Cabo Blanco, Peru, where fishing communities still maintain rigid gender roles that the director grew up observing.
The ghost story structure allowed Peruvian censors to accept a gay romance they might have otherwise banned—horror as queer Trojan horse.
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