The Prince (El Principe)
Le Tiro Cine (2019)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest
In Collection
#2078
9*
Seen ItYes
(8/20/2020 Home)
851597006834
IMDB   6.9
96 mins Chile / Spanish
DVD 
Sebastián Ayala
Lucas Balmaceda
Alfredo Castro
Jaime Leiva
Juan Carlos Maldonado Jaime
Catalina Martin
Gaston Pauls
Cesare Serra
Paola Volpato
Nicolás Zárate
Paula Zúñiga
Director
Sebastian Muñoz
Producer Roberto Doveris
Nicolás Grosso
Writer/Composer Sebastian Muñoz
Luis Barrales
Cinematography Enrique Stindt


Chile, 1970. During a night of heavy drinking, Jaime, a lonely 20-year-old young man, stabs his best friend in what seems a passion outburst. Sentenced to prison, he meets “The Stallion”, an older and respected man in whom he finds protection, and from whom he learns about love and loyalty. Behind bars, Jaime becomes “The Prince”. But as their relationship grows stronger, “The Stallion” faces the violent power struggles within the prison.
Edition Details
Original Title El Principe
Distributor Kino Lorber
Subtitles English
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
Personal Details
Purchase Date 7/29/2020
Location Personal Library
Store Kino Lorber
Purchase Price $21.03
Condition New
Tags Prisons, Jails, film night candidate
Links +8 Review: QueerGuru (Roger Walker Dack March 1st, 2020)
+ Review: Queerty (David Reddish Aug 22, 2020)
- Review: Hollywood Reporter (Boyd van Hoeij 9/10/2019)
Wikipedia: The Prince (2019 film)
Vimeo
Rotten Tomatoes
IMDB
TheMovieDb.org
References
QueerGuru Rating 8

Notes
A very fine film of homoerotic romance, love, sexuality, and loyalty within and among Chilian prison immates. I suspect it's a fantasy, not a documentary. But I enjoyed it.
This film is said to have been banned from Amazon and censored for iTunes. In addition to this dvd version, Vimeo claims to be the only place to to see the uncensored, uncut version - for a fee.

Links
+8 Review: QueerGuru (Roger Walker Dack March 1st, 2020)
+ Review: Queerty (David Reddish Aug 22, 2020)
- Review: Hollywood Reporter (Boyd van Hoeij 9/10/2019)
Wikipedia: The Prince (2019 film)
Rotten Tomatoes
Vimeo
IMDB
TheMovieDb.org


[Scheduled for a Ravens Film Night 10/2/20; cancelled]