Leo's Room (in Spanish: El Cuarto De Leo) is a 2009
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an film about a young man coming to terms with his self and sexual identity. Enrique Buchichio directed the film, and Martín Rodríguez starred as Leo.
In the film, Leo meets an acquaintance from school, Caro. He then develops a relationship with a much more confident young man named Seba. Throughout, his small room serves as a refuge, a place of limited privacy, and a metaphor for his reclusive lifestyle.
Venkatesh called the film a "fascinating though slow portal into the protagonist's grappling with sexuality."
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Uruguayan LGBTQ-related films
LGBTQ-related coming-of-age drama films
2009 films
2009 LGBTQ-related films
Films set in Montevideo
2000s LGBTQ-related drama films
2000s Uruguayan films
2009 drama films
Uruguayan coming-of-age films
Uruguayan drama films
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