Men Of Hard Skin (Hombres de piel dura)
Compañia de Cine (2019)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
Not In Collection
#2023
8*
Seen ItYes
(1/19/2020 Dekkoo)
IMDB   5.6
96 mins Argentina / English
Amazon $ 
Wall Javier Ariel
Germán Tarantino Omar
Claudio Medina Pablo
Juan Salmieri Julio
Camila Diez Betina
Sergio Sarria Ramírez
Malena Majul Lieun Zulma
Mauro Altschuler Walter
Pedro Meza Cura Mayor
David Maldonado Joven 1
Joel Maluenda Joven 2
Reyna Vivas Compañera de Ariel
Estefanía D'Anna Dora
María Laura Álvarez Madre de Zulma
Director
José Celestino Campusano
Producer José Celestino Campusano
Leonardo Padín
Writer/Composer José Celestino Campusano
Cinematography Eric Elizondo


Teenager Ariel lives a seemingly quiet life with his father and sister on their picturesque farm in a rural part of Buenos Aires. However, unbeknownst to his family, Ariel has been abused for years by Omar, his neighbourhood priest. Having confused his mistreatment for romantic affection, Ariel takes it upon himself to free himself from their relationship and soon embarks on a secret affair with one of the male workers on his father's property. Meanwhile, as Omar continues to succumb to his urges, he forms a friendship with a much older priest who finds himself wrestling with similar desires. Defiantly unsentimental in its approach, José Celestino Campusano's richly textured exploration of sex, power and ecclesiastical abuse in Argentine society is a complex and often confrontational piece of work, posing many tough questions without resorting to easy answers.
Edition Details
Original Title Hombres de piel dura
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Tags coming of age, religion
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While a coming of age film, it does not follow a stereotypical meme. I found the story enthralling, We arrive at an uncertain conclusion [[more]]