Pudor is about intimacy, about the desires, obsessions, secrets and fears that we keep hidden, even from those we love most. The characters in this story are a man who is going to die, a woman who receives anonymous erotic notes, an older man who is offered a last chance at falling in love, a teenager struggling to handle the doubts generated by puberty and a small boy who sees ghosts. As is the case in many families, in spite of living together, all the characters in Pudor are alone.
Acting
Novo's dying patriarch carries entire scenes with silence.
Direction
The Ulloa brothers weave supernatural and mundane with creepy ease.
Director
Tristán Ulloa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tristán Ulloa, who co-directed, is also a prolific Spanish actor — this was his feature debut behind the camera.
The title 'Pudor' translates to 'modesty' or 'shame' — the film argues Spanish culture's emotional restraint destroys intimacy from within.
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