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Miguel, a respected Peruvian fisherman, is expecting his first child with his beautiful wife, Mariela. However, their peaceful existence is threatened by Miguel's love for Santiago, a visiting artist whose presence is viewed as a threat by the villagers. When a fatal accident befalls the commun...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Contracorriente (Motion picture)
Corporate Authors: Shoreline Entertainment (Firm), Dynamo Capital (Firm), Wolfe Video (Firm), Elcalvo Films, Cinéfacture (Firm), Neuecameofilm (Firm)
Other Authors: Guerrero, Rodrigo, 1975-, Fuentes-León, Javier, Mercado, Cristian, Cardona, Manolo, 1977-, Astengo, Tatiana, 1967-, Boschetti, Atilia, Cchacaltana, José, Palomino, María Edelmira
Format: Video DVD
Language:Spanish
Language Notes:In Spanish with English subtitles ; Closed captioned.
Published: New Almaden, CA : Wolfe Video, [2011]
Subjects:
Closeted gays > Peru > Drama.
Gay men > Peru > Drama.
Gays > Violence against > Peru > Drama.
Adultery > Peru > Drama.
Homosexuality > Peru > Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Drama.
Fishing villages > Peru > Drama.
Hombres gays > Perú > Teatro.
Hombres gays > Delitos en contra > Perú > Teatro.
Adulterio > Perú > Teatro.
Homosexualidad > Perú > Teatro.
Relaciones humanas > Teatro.
Villas y aldeas > Perú > Teatro.
Foreign films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Summary:Miguel, a respected Peruvian fisherman, is expecting his first child with his beautiful wife, Mariela. However, their peaceful existence is threatened by Miguel's love for Santiago, a visiting artist whose presence is viewed as a threat by the villagers. When a fatal accident befalls the community, Miguel is faced with hiding his true feelings or coming to terms with who he is and risk losing everything, including those he loves.
Item Description:Originally released as motion picture in 2009.
Bonus features: Undertow: a look inside (interview with writer/director Javier Fuentes-León) ; interviews with Cristian Mercado and Tatiana Astengo ; Behind the Scenes featurette ; deleted scenes ; trailer ; GLAAD PSA: 'Hazte amigo y aliado (con Sofia Vergara).
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 100 min.) : color, sound ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; anamorphic widescreen ; Dolby 5.1 or 2.0.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Executive producers, Andrés Calderón, Cristian Conti, Michel Ruben, Emilie Georges, Ole Landsjöaasen, Christian Furst, Annette Pisacane ; cinematographer, Mauricio Vidal ; editor, Roberto Benavides, Javier Fuentes-Leon ; original music, Selma Mutal ; with the support of Conacine, Fonds Sud Cinema, Programa Ibermedia, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Fondo para el Desarrollo Cinematografico (Columbia), FFA, Fundación Carolina, and Outfest.
ISBN:9781935423294
1935423290