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JOSE

By Li CHENG

LGBT - Completed 2018

"Jose" by Li Cheng: a love story for a fragile world - from Guatemala

1st Central American film ever presented at Venice film festival + won Queer Lion award

86% score by film critics: NY Times, Criterion, LA Times, Roger Ebert, etc - https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/jose

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Venice - Biennale 2018

Queer Lion

- Year of production
- 2018
- Genres
- LGBT, Romance, Drama
- Countries
- GUATEMALA
- Languages
- SPANISH
- Budget
- 0 - 0.3 M$
- Duration
- 85 mn
- Director(s)
- Li CHENG
- Synopsis
- Jose (19 years old) lives with his Mom (50s) in Guatemala: a tough life in one of the most violent, religious and poorest countries. Jose is her youngest and favorite child, and her life is church and selling sandwiches. Resigned and aloof, his life is his phone, crowded buses, work in the street and random sex. When he meets Luis, he’s thrust into new-found passion and pain and self-reflection

JOSE

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