CART
ACCOUNT
SEARCHThe Astronaut Lovers (Los amantes astronautas)
Sept 20, 2024
5:45 PM
Location
International Village
Canadian premiere
Director
Marco Berger
Country
Argentina
Year
2024
Runtime
116 min
Languages
Spanish
When Pedro returns to Argentina for an extended vacation at his family home by the sea, he’s greeted by familiar faces and the promise of a leisurely, drama-free summer with friends. One afternoon on the beach, he runs into Maxi, a flirtatious but foolhardy–and straight–friend from the past who expresses an unrelenting curiosity about the easygoing Pedro’s sexuality as a gay man. Sparks fly as they fall into a surprising rhythm of mutual interest in spite of–or perhaps because of–this line in the sand. So when Maxi asks Pedro to play-act as his new boyfriend to rile up his ex-girlfriend, Pedro goes along with it… And so begins the sensual tension of writer-director Marco Berger’s slippery, shapeshifting comedy of masculinity, desire, and fluid identities. Bursting off the screen with smoldering chemistry and fascinating narrative stakes, the duo’s performance morphs into a genuine, heart-stopping mystery of love.
ARTIST BIO
CREDITS
Lautaro Bettoni
Alberto Masliah,
Daniel Chocron,
David Matamoros
