The Undertow, May 08, 2010 | Boston LGBT Film Festival 2010

Boston LGBT Film Festival 2010

With GLAAD President Jarrett Barios and Wolf Video President Maria Lynn in person.

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Director

Javier Fuentes-León

Year

2009

Run Time

100

min

Country

Peru

Language

Spanish

PROGRAM Time

minutes

CONTENT WARNING:

A married fisherman struggles to reconcile his devotion to his male lover within his town’s rigid traditions.

This film is presented in Spanish with English subtitles.

Please joins us for a very special evening. We will be awarding famed LGBT film distributor Wolfe with our Community Award. Wolfe President Maria Lynn will be presented with the award for all of their work over the past 25 years in getting LGBT films out into the world. The award ceremony will be followed by a special screening of the Sundance Audience Award winning drama Contracorriente (The Undertow). Jarrett Barios, President of GLAAD will be presenting the award to Maria Lynn and will introduce the film.

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