''End of the Century'' () is a 2019 Argentine

romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

written and directed by

Lucio Castro Lucio Castro (born December 11, 1975) is a film director and fashion designer born in Argentina and based in New York City. Early life and education Castro was born in Buenos Aires on December 11th, 1975; his family had immigrated to Argentina ...

. The film stars Juan Barberini as Ocho, a man from Argentina on vacation in Barcelona, who has a casual sexual encounter with Javi (Ramón Pujol), a Spaniard from Berlin. The men soon realize that they have met before, 20 years earlier in 1999, when they were both in the closet about their sexuality and too afraid to pursue a relationship with each other. The film also stars

Mía Maestro Mía Maestro (born 19 June 1978) is an Argentine actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Nora Martinez in ''The Strain'', as Nadia Santos in the television drama '' Alias'', as Cristina Kahlo in ''Frida'', as Chichina Ferreyra in '' ...

as Sonia, Javi's girlfriend at the time of the original meeting. The film had its world premiere at the

New Directors/New Films Festival The New Directors/New Films Festival is an annual film festival held in New York City, organized jointly by the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Established in 1972, the Festival generally selects films from first-t ...

on 30 March 2019. It had its Argentine premiere on 8 April at the

Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI, ) is an international festival of independent films organized each year in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. History The festival had its first edition in April 1999 and i ...

, where it won the award for Best Argentine Film. It was subsequently screened at other LGBT and general interest film festivals, and won the award for Best First Feature at the

Frameline Film Festival The Frameline Film Festival (also known as San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival and formerly known as San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival; San Francisco International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival) is an annual event that ...

. The film was released theatrically in Argentina on 6 February 2020 by Cine Tren.

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* 2019 films 2019 LGBTQ-related films 2019 romantic drama films Argentine LGBTQ-related films Argentine romantic drama films Films set in Barcelona Films shot in Barcelona Gay-related films LGBTQ-related romantic drama films 2010s Argentine films 2010s Spanish-language films Spanish-language romantic drama films {{2010s-Argentina-film-stub