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