Anderson Ballesteros, Barbet Schroeder, Germán Jaramillo

The tempestuous love story between Fernando, an older man who has recently returned to his crime-ridden drug capitol hometown of Medellin, Colombia and the gun-happy 16-year-old assassin Alexis, who m...( read more  read more... )urders all too easily. When Alexis himself is fatally gunned down, grief-stricken Fernando hunts for his young lover's killer in the Medellin slums, but instead encounters Wilmar, who bears an uncanny resemblance to Alexis.

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R, 1 hr. 38 min.

Directed by: Barbet Schroeder

Release Date: January 19, 2001

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DVD Release Date: March 26, 2002

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  • June 24, 2009
    Basically a NAMBLA wet dream for Latinophiles- unbelievable and pretty stupid on top of that. Not that I'm promoting size-ism or ageism, but this fat old guy was also ugly. But I guess it's easy for gay teenage gangsters to say "I love you" when their sugar daddy is buying their ...( read more)mother a refrigerator and every thing else they want.
  • July 20, 2008
    This is one of my all time favorite movies. I identify with it many levels. Truely amazing and inspirational in many ways. Opens your eyes to what may be reality in Colombia. The gay scenes are so realistic and the search for something a gay man may not even know. Love that ...( read more)evades many gay men.
  • December 8, 2007
    It is at the same time real and surreal, fantastic and everyday-like. On that account, I liked this film, However, it fails to please me as a whole, since many things are left unexplained or are merely developed, feeling rushed or amateurish (and Schroeder is no newcomer), especi...( read more)ally due to the weak acting. However, I can't avoid recommending this unique and original, nightmarish approach to difficult themes.
  • May 19, 2007
    this looks interesting

Critic Reviews


October 28, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The film's title is appropriate. A desperate Catholicism flavors the doomed city. full review

September 18, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Schroeder crafts a film of whiplash urgency. full review

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