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La león (2007)
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Original name: La León
Genre: Drama
Country: Argentina, France
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
touching, serious, realistic, suspense, sexual, contemplative, gloomy, black and white, sexy, queer cinema ...
Plot:
gay lead character, male rape, homosexual, gay, murder, gay slur, life is a bitch, love and romance, couples, isolation, disagreement, immigration, island, lgbt, rape, death, soccer, arson, lgbtq, latinx lgbt, gay subtext, ocean, gays and lesbians, inventions and discoveries, countryside ...
Time:
21st century, contemporary
Place:
argentina
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Duration: 93 min.
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Duration: 96 min.
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Country: Argentina, Chile
Duration: 79 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Country: Philippines
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Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Duration: 89 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Genre: Drama
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Country: USA
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Story:
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