feature 109’ Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium 2025
In the early 80', in the Chilean desert, eleven-year-old Lidia grows up in a loving queer family pushed on the edge of an unwelcoming dusty mining town. They are blamed for a mysterious illness that's starting to spread – said to be passed through a single gaze, when one man falls in love with another. In this modern western, Lidia leads a quest for vengeance, facing violence, fear and hatred, where family is her only refuge and love might be the real danger.
Cast & Crew
Director & Writer: Diego Céspedes
Starring: Tamara Cortes, Matías Catalán, Paula Dinamarca
Producers: Damien Megherbi, Giancarlo Nasi, Justin Pechberty
Cinematographer: Angello Faccini
Music: Florencia Di Concilio
Festivals & Awards
Un Certain Regard Award – Cannes FF
San Sebastian IFF
Toronto IFF
Reviews
Gentle, funny, passionate. An enormous emotional punch.
– Siddhant Adlakha, Variety
It’s sweet, and affirming, and hopefully opens a few people’s eyes (and hearts).
– Clint Worthington, Roger Ebert
Diego Céspedes
Diego Céspedes is a Chilean filmmaker who studied film and television at the University of Chile. In 2018 he wrote and directed his first short film, The Summer of the Electric Lion, which won the first prize of the Cinéfondation at the Cannes Film Festival, the NEST Panavision award at the San Sebastián Film Festival, and was selected at a variety of festivals such as Sundance or Palm Springs. His first feature-length film The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo won the Un Certain Regard Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
