THE PRINCE

EL PRINCIPE

By Sebastian MUÑOZ

EL OTRO FILM - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2019

San Bernardo, Chile 1970. During a night of heavy dinking, Jaime, a lonely and narcissist 20-year-old boy, stabs his best friend in what seems a passionate outburst. In prison will discover the affections and loyalties of an everyday life marked by violence.

Festivals
& Awards

Venice - Biennale 2019
International Film Critics' Week - Queer Lyon Award
Habana IFF 2019
Oficial Selection - Premio a la contribucion artistica
San Sebastian 2019
Horizontes Latinos
Busan - BIFF/APM 2019
Chicago IFF 2019
Sydney 2020
Munich 2020
Queer Lisboa 2020
    • Year of production
    • 2019
    • Genres
    • Drama, LGBT, Book adaptation
    • Countries
    • CHILE, ARGENTINA, BELGIUM
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 0.3 - 0.6 M$
    • Duration
    • 96 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Sebastian MUÑOZ
    • Writer(s)
    • Luis BARRALES, Sebastian MUÑOZ
    • Producer(s)
    • Roberto DOVERIS (Niña Niño), Marianne MAYER-BECKH (El Otro FIlm), Nicolas GROSSO (Le Tiro), Griselda GONZALEZ (Be Revolution Pictures), Roberto DOVERIS (Niña Niño)
    • Synopsis
    • Chile, just before the elections bringing Allende to power; Jaime, a narcissist 20 year old, kills with a knife with no apparent reason a guy known as The Gypsy, his till then admirable friend. Sentenced to prison, he will 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 and will learn about love and loyalty with The Stallion. They will have a close relationship of “black love”, as it is called in jail, while he faces the violent power struggle inside prison.