Jesús
Fernando Guzzoni
year of production
2016
synopsis
Jesús (18) is in search of his identity. He dances with a Korean pop group and likes hanging out in public parks with his friends. He doesn’t go to school or have a job. Since his mother died he lives with his father, Hector (53), in an apartment where the tv covers up their inability to communicate. One night, Jesús opens up to his father and confesses his involvement in an irreversible event. This shared knowledge forces them to join together for the first time. Hector tries to protect and help his son, but keeping the secret begins to eat away at him. One day he decides to go to pick Jesús up, but not precisely to take him back home…
production
unafilm / Titus Kreyenberg
in co-production with
Quijote Rampante Films, Graal, JBA Production
cast
Nicolás Duran, Alejandro Goic
financiers
Film and Medienstiftung NRW, World Cinema Fund Europe, CNC, Ibermedia, Torino Film Lab, Corfo, Greek Film Centre
sales
Premium Films
german distribution
unafilm
world premiere
San Sebastian 2016 - competition
festivals and awards
SanFIC Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine -International Competition, Toronto International Film Festival, FilmFest Hamburg ,CPH PIX | We Promise You Anarchy - Competition, Thessaloniki International Film Festival - International Competition,, Torino Film Festival - Torino 34 - Competition, Mar del Plata IFF - Compétition latino-américaine, Guadalajara International Film Festival, BFI Flare - London LGBT Film Festival, Cinehomo, International Film Festival of Panama - International Competition
category
feature