An artist is drowned by the undertow of the Peru coastline, emblematic of his life as a gay man being dragged down by a close-minded Catholic-macho community. By Duane Byrge, The Associated Press More ...

In a small Peruvian fishing village, Miguel, a fisherman and his wife Mariela await the birth of their first child whom the father insists will be a boy named Miguelito. The wife protests: “Don’t call ...

Anytime a movie involves fishermen, we’re on high alert for allegory. But Undertow (Contracorriente), the debut feature-length film from writer and director Javier Fuentes-León, is mum on moralizing ...

Opening night for LA’s LGBT Film Festival, Outfest is tonight, and to get ready, we’ve been profiling the four first-time filmmakers the festival is putting the spotlight on for their 4 in Focus ...

This decidedly offbeat Peruvian film, about an ostensibly straight fisherman and his secret gay relationship with a painter, has all the makings of a sleazy, ridiculously over-the-top melodrama, ...

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Sundance World Narrative Competition film “Contracorriente” (Undertow) by Peruvian director Javier Fuentes-Leon has been picked up by Wolfe Releasing. Wolfe acquired the film, starring Manolo Cardona ...

PARK CITY, Utah (Hollywood Reporter) - An artist is drowned by the undertow of the Peru coastline, emblematic of his life as a gay man being dragged down by a close-minded Catholic-macho community.

Taking old ideas and making them seem new again, the Peruvian drama Undertow (Contracorriente) is a ghost story of the most haunting kind. In a small seaside village in Peru, Miguel (Cristian Mercado) ...

Probably the hardest decision during the whole process of making Contracorriente was casting the lead role of Miguel. The story of Contracorriente relies completely on the shoulders of the main ...

Not rated; in Spanish with English subtitles. With: Manolo Cardona, Cristian Mercado and Tatiana Astengo. Awards season has arrived in Hollywood, bringing pictures large and small with Oscar hopes.

This Peruvian ghost story brings washes of welcome maritime sunlight to a somewhat grey domestic summer. Undertowis not always successful – indeed, it is occasionally a tad dubious – but it has a ...