''La León'' is a 2007

Argentine Argentines, Argentinians or Argentineans are people from Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical, or cultural. For most Argentines, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their ...

drama written and directed by Santiago Otheguy. Set in Northern Argentina, the film tells the story of a

homosexual Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" exc ...

fieldworker, Álvaro ( Jorge Román), and his relationship with a local bully, El Turu (

Daniel Valenzuela Daniel Valenzuela (born May 5, 1956, in Misiones, Argentina), is a film and television actor. He has also done some screenplay writing. He works in the cinema of Argentina. Three of his most recent roles were in critically acclaimed films: '' ...

). On its release the film received average reviews and won a Teddy Award.

Plot

On an island in the

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of Argentina, Álvaro (Román) works as a fisherman and a reed cutter. His

homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or Human sexual activity, sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexu ...

and love of books make him an outsider in the small village. The brutish El Turu (Valenzuela) captains ''La León'', the town ferry. He views Álvaro as a threat, bullying him almost constantly. However, as the film progresses, El Turu's hidden attraction to Álvaro becomes obvious.

Cast

* Jorge Román as Álvaro *

as El Turu. * José Muñoz as Iribarren * Alfredo Rivas as Misionero I * Juan Carlos Rivas as Misionero II * Mirta Duran Rivas as Mujer misionera * Esteban Gonzalez as Hermano misionero I * Alberto Rivas as Hermano misionero III * Mirta Rivas as Hermana Misionera * Lorena Rivas as Nina misionera * Aida Merel as Bibliotecaria * Diego Quiroz as Marinaro Julio * Mariano González as Joven del Yate * Marcos Woinsky as El Alemán * Jimena Cavaco as Laura * Elba Estela Vargas as Madre de Laura * José Aguilar as Jornalero * Ignacio Jiménez as Chico Lopez * Pedro Rossi as Vendedor del Astillero * Daniel Sosa as Gadea Padre * Ana Maria Montalyo as Gadea Madre * Hernan Sosa as El Muerto * Leonardo Rodríguez as Hermano de Laura

Awards

* ''La León'' was awarded the 2007 Teddy Award at the

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References

External links

* Argentine LGBTQ-related films 2007 drama films 2007 films 2000s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films 2000s LGBTQ-related drama films Argentine drama films 2007 LGBTQ-related films 2000s Argentine films Onyx Films films Spanish-language drama films {{LGBT-drama-film-stub