THE PRINCE

EL PRINCIPE

By Sebastián MUNOZ

PATRA SPANOU FILM - as SALES All rights

Drama - Completed 2019

Chile 1970. During a night of drinking, Jaime, a narcissist 20-year-old, stabs his best friend in what seems to be a passional outburst. In prison he will discover loyalties and affections, in a place marked by violence.

Festivals
& Awards

San Sebastian FF 2019
Horizontes Latinos
Busan IFF 2019
World Cinema
Ventana Sur 2019
Venice Settimana della Critica 2019
Queer Lion
Athens IFF 2019
Valdivia IFF 2019
Chicago IFF 2019
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama, LGBT, First film
    • Countries
    • CHILE, ARGENTINA
    • Languages
    • SPANISH-CHILEAN
    • Duration
    • 95 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sebastián MUNOZ
    • Writer(s)
    • Luis BARRALES
    • Producer(s)
    • Roberto DOVERIS (Niña Niño Films)
    • Synopsis
    • San Bernardo, 1970. During a night of heavy drinking, Jaime, a lonely 20-year-old boy, stabs his best friend in what seems a passional outburst.

      Sentenced to prison, he'll meet The Stallion, an older and respected man in whom Jaime will find protection, revealing a deep need for tenderness and recognition. Behind bars, Jaime will become The Prince, learning about love and loyalty with The Stallion in a close relationship of black love, as it’s called in jail, all the while facing the violent power struggle inside the prison.