From Afar
2015 · Movie · 93 min · ★ 6.1 · 76% critics
A solitary middle-aged man in Caracas pays young men simply for companionship, keeping his distance from real connection. When he crosses paths with a teenage gang leader, an uneasy bond forms and both are pulled into choices that reshape their routines and relationships.
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Details
- Original title
- Desde allá
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-09-10
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 76/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (136 votes)
- Box office
- $148,594
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a quiet, tense drama about loneliness, power, and fragile connection in an urban setting; Not for you if you prefer fast plots or lighter stories like Rudo & Cursi.
Pros: tense character-driven drama; intimate emotional stakes; gritty Caracas setting | Cons: slow-burn pacing; uncomfortable subject matter; limited plot action
Themes
- venezuela
- hustler
- caracas
- murder
- male prostitution
- gay theme
Awards & recognition
- Golden Lion · 2015
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2017 · nominated
Cast & crew
Alfredo Castro
as Armando
Luis Silva
as Elder
- JM
Jericó Montilla
as Amelia
- CC
Catherina Cardozo
as María
- MM
Marcos Moreno
as Manuel
- JB
Jorge Luis Bosque
as Fernando
- FM
Felipe Massiani
as Javier Marcano
- AC
Auffer Camacho
as Mermelada
- IP
Iván Peña
as Yoni
Ernesto Campos
as Kleiber
Directed by Lorenzo Vigas