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From Afar

Desde allá

2015

Lorenzo Vigas

Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla, Catherina Cardozo ...

6.0

1,263

Drama Wealthy middle-aged Armando lures young men to his home with money. He doesn’t want to touch, only watch from a strict distance. He also follows an elderly businessman with whom he seems to have had a traumatic relationship. Armando’s first encounter with street thug Elder is violent, but this doesn’t discourage the lonely man’s fascination with the tough handsome teenager. Financial interest keeps Elder visiting him regularly and an ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Quiet, complex and riveting. (...) an elliptical film that trusts its audience enough to peel away exposition and unnecessary dialogue, uncovering rich layers of ambiguity."	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"Masterly feature debut of the Venezuelan filmmaker Lorenzo Vigas"	POS
United States	Guy Lodge Variety	"Lorenzo Vigas' impressive debut charts an unlikely May-December romance with grace, subtlety and tension."	POS

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