PERU Peruvian Movie "COUNTER" by Javier Fuentes-León
After the success of Claudia Llosa's film "La Teta Scared " appears another Peruvian films taste of success for Cinema of Peru, when I first saw the trailer for this film wishes him every success, quite apart from its plot, which can be many repetitive and even trite, Fuentes-León where circumstances beyond both form and substance to this movie, worked in a very professional, technically outstanding, with a first edition at the height of the films Best film industry
SYNOPSIS
Miguel is a dear young fisherman of Cape Blanco, a small fishing village on the northern coast of Peru, where there deep-rooted traditions about death. Michael is married to Mariela, who has spent 7 months pregnancy with their first child, but has an extremely secret romance with another man, Santiago, a painter who moved to town a year ago and is rejected by the villagers for being agnostic and open about their sexuality.
Santiago
accidentally drowned at sea and return after death to ask Michael to find his body in the sea and buried in accordance with the rituals of the people. This is the only way his soul may rest in peace and do not wander forever in this world. Miguel is at a crossroads, because according to tradition, only the man closest to the deceased should take care of the funeral. Doing so would be acknowledging their relationship to others with James and ruining his marriage and reputation in the village. If not, would be sentenced for her lover to wander forever without rest.
Michael is forced to deal with the consequences of their actions and accept who he really, although doing so there is a possibility of losing the people you love.
COUNTER
TECHNICAL
102 MINS - 35mm projection format - Dolby - COLOR - 2009
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