When Pedro returns to Argentina for an extended vacation at his family home by the sea, he’s greeted by familiar faces and the promise of a leisurely, drama-free summer with friends.
One afternoon on the beach, he runs into Maxi, a flirtatious but foolhardy–and straight–friend from the past who expresses an unrelenting curiosity about the easygoing Pedro’s sexuality as a gay man. Sparks fly as they fall into a surprising rhythm of mutual interest in spite of–or perhaps because of–this line in the sand.
So when Maxi asks Pedro to play-act as his new boyfriend to rile up his ex-girlfriend, Pedro goes along with it… And so begins the sensual tension of writer-director Marco Berger’s slippery, shapeshifting comedy of masculinity, desire, and fluid identities. Bursting off the screen with smoldering chemistry and fascinating narrative stakes, the duo’s performance morphs into a genuine, heart-stopping mystery of love.
Marco Berger
Camila del Campo
Lautaro Bettoni
Javier Orán
1h 56m
Argentina
Spanish with English Subtitles
Wheelchair-accessible
Closed Captioning
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