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José is a Guatemalan feature-film social-drama by Li Cheng. It was first shown at the 75th Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section on 6 September 2018.[2] It is the first Guatemala and Central America film ever presented in Venice Film Festival.[3][failed verification]
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Directed by | Li Cheng |
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Cinematography | Paolo Giron |
Edited by | Lenz Claure |
Music by | Yao Chen |
Production company | YQstudio |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
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Language | Spanish |
Box office | $26,563 [1] |
The film centers the experiences a young gay Guatemalan man who lives with his mother.[4][5] The coming-of-age film grapples with the realities of being an LGBTQ+ person searching for love in a highly religious and homophobic country.[6][7]
The Hollywood Reporter reviewer wrote of "a tender observational quality backed by confident visual sense" and the "unabashed treatment of gay sex and nudity",[8] while Rich Cline called it "earthy and honest".[9]
The film had its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2019.[10]
José was awarded the Queer Lion on 7 September 2018.[11] The film won Best Spanish Language Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2019.[12]
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