The tragic story of a married Peruvian fiusherman, Miguel, who falls in love, despite the strict moral code imposed by the church, with another man who has come to his seaside village to paint . The story is both beautiful and heartbreaking and shows the terrible price exacted by religious dogma. When his lover drowns and returns as a ghost, Miguel must come to terms with his own sexuality and is faced with revealing his secret relationship. The cost is high but his happiness hinges on becoming a real man and doing what is necessary to free both himself and his departed lover.
The film is shot on location in Cabo Blanco, Peru and the location is beautiful and the cinematography is simply stunning. You should not miss this film.
Synopsis
Miguel is a handsome, young and beloved fisherman in Cabo Blanco, a small
fishing village in the Northern coast of Peru, where the community has
deep-rooted religious traditions. Miguel is married to the beautiful Mariela,
who is 7-months pregnant with their firstborn, but Miguel harbors a scandalous
secret: He is having a love affair with another man, Santiago, a painter who is
ostracized by the townsfolk for being agnostic and open about his sexuality.
When Santiago drowns accidentally in the ocean's strong undertow, he cannot
pass peacefully to the other side. He returns after his death to ask Miguel to
look for his body and bury it according to the rituals of the town. Miguel must
choose between sentencing Santiago to eternal torment or doing right by him and,
in turn, revealing their relationship to Mariela and the entire village. Miguel
is forced to deal with the consequences of his acts and to come to terms with
who he really is, even if by doing so he stands the chance of losing the people
he loves the most.
With sweeping images of the beautiful Peruvian coastline, UNDERTOW
(Contracorriente) is the emotional intersection of contemporary sexuality,
confronted by tradition and belief. This sexy and redolent love story is the
feature film debut of Javier Fuentes-León and stars Manolo Cardona (Beverly
Hills Chihuahua and the hugely popular telenovela series, Sin tetas no
hay paraiso, and was also named by People en Espanol as one of its 50 Most
Beautiful People in 2005), Cristian Mercado (Che) and Tatiana Astengo.
The film is produced by Javier Fuentes-León and Rodrigo Guerrero (Maria Full
of Grace, Dog Eat Dog).
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