Deep in the lush river jungles of Argentina, Alvaro lives a solitary existence fishing and harvesting reeds. What sets him apart from the rest of his village is that he is gay. There are no other gay men in his world, his only means of expression is with the occasional outsider who passes through. Most of these men come via the river taxi El León, whose captain El Turu is a mean man with a homophobic streak and a secret. When illegal loggers appear in the jungle El Turu accuses Alvaro of aiding them, a dispute which leads both men towards confrontation.
Cinematography
Black-and-white wetlands that feel like a fever dream.
Acting
Jorge Román's silence speaks entire lives.
Direction
Otheguy lets tension breathe like jungle humidity.
Director
Santiago Otheguy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in the actual Tigre Delta wetlands with local non-professionals mixed with trained actors.
One of the first Argentine films to center rural queer experience outside Buenos Aires' gay scene, released when same-sex marriage was still illegal there.
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