Cover Image

Undertow = Contracorriente

Miguel, a respected Peruvian fisherman, is expecting his first child with his beautiful wife, Mariela. However, their peaceful existence is threatened by Miguel's love for Santiago, a visiting artist whose presence is viewed as a threat by the villagers. When a fatal accident befalls the commun...

Full description

Corporate Author: Shoreline Entertainment (Firm), Dynamo Capital (Firm), Wolfe Video (Firm), Elcalvo Films., Cinefacture (Firm), Neuecameofilm (Firm)
Other Authors: Guerrero, Rodrigo, 1975-, Fuentes-León, Javier., Mercado, Cristian., Cardona, Manolo, 1977-, Astengo, Tatiana, 1967-
Format: Videos DVD
Language: Spanish
English
Published: New Almaden, CA : Wolfe Video, [2011]
Subjects:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Closeted gays > Drama.
Gay men > Drama.
Gay people > Violence against > Peru > Drama.
Adultery > Drama.
Homosexuality > Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
Fishing villages > Peru > Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films > Peru.
Foreign language films > Spanish.
Summary: Miguel, a respected Peruvian fisherman, is expecting his first child with his beautiful wife, Mariela. However, their peaceful existence is threatened by Miguel's love for Santiago, a visiting artist whose presence is viewed as a threat by the villagers. When a fatal accident befalls the community, Miguel is faced with hiding his true feelings or coming to terms with who he is and risk losing everything, including those he loves.
Item Description: Originally released as motion picture in 2009.
Bonus features: Undertow: a look inside (interview with writer/director Javier Fuentes-León) ; interviews with Cristian Mercado and Tatiana Astengo ; Behind the Scenes featurette ; deleted scenes ; trailer ; GLAAD PSA: 'Hazte amigo y aliado (con Sofia Vergara).
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : col., sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD ; anamorphic widescreen ; Dolby 5.1 or 2.0.
Audience: Not rated.
Production Credits: Executive producers, Andrés Calderón, Cristian Conti, Michel Ruben, Emilie Georges, Ole Landsjöaasen, Christian Furst, Annette Pisacane ; cinematographer, Mauricio Vidal ; editor, Roberto Benavides, Javier Fuentes-Leon ; original music, Selma Mutal ; with the support of Conacine, Fonds Sud Cinema, Programa Ibermedia, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Fondo para el Desarrollo Cinematografico (Columbia), FFA, Fundación Carolina, and Outfest.
ISBN: 9781935423294
1935423290

Similar Items