Esteros
2016 · Movie · 83 min · ★ 6.5 · 95% critics
Childhood friends grow up and begin to feel sexual attraction, but circumstances pull them apart. Years later, they reunite and the story explores complicated relationships and sexual tension, alongside the impact of homophobia.
Based on Matias and Jeronimo
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2016-05-27
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (136 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy Esteros if you want a grounded, emotionally charged relationship story with sexual tension and themes of homophobia, but Not for you if you prefer light, low-drama romance like My Best Friend or Plan B.
Pros: emotional coming-of-age; tense romance; focused themes | Cons: relationship drama; sensitive subject matter
Themes
- coming out
- friendship
- past
- love
- male homosexuality
- memory
- lgbt
- late coming of age
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Ignacio Rogers
as Matías
Esteban Masturini
as Jeronimo
- JP
Joaquín Parada
as Matías as child
- BN
Blas Finardi Niz
as Jeronimo as child
- RC
Renata Calmon
as Rochi
- MM
María Merlino
as Marilú
Marcelo Subiotto
as Esteban
Pablo Cura
as Roberto
- MM
Mariana Martinez
as Inès
Felipe Titto
as Tuto
Directed by Papu Curotto