Feriado (2014)
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Cast
Juan Manuel Arregui, Diego Andrés Paredes, Manuela Merchán, Canela Samaniego
During Ecuador’s looming banking crisis, a shy young poet visiting his cousins begins to connect with a mechanic who appreciates his work.
The story
Juan Pablo, a shy young man from an upper-class family who writes poetry and draws, visits his cousins during the Carnival holidays. Their father, an overbearing banker, is embroiled in a corruption scandal, and Juan Pablo’s visit coincides with Ecuador’s 1999 banking crisis. His cousins tease him for what they consider insufficient masculinity. In town, he meets Juano, a young mechanic and heavy-metal fan who appreciates Juan Pablo’s poetry. As the crisis looms over the country, the two begin to explore their friendship and the attraction they feel for each other.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Juan Pablo, a shy young man from an upper-class family who spends his free time writing poetry and drawing, travels during the Carnival holidays to the home of his cousins, the children of an overbearing banker embroiled in a corruption scandal. By chance, his trip coincides with Ecuador’s 1999 banking crisis. Juan Pablo’s cousins soon tease him for the way he is, which they see as insufficiently masculine. In town, he meets Juano, a young mechanic who loves heavy metal and is impressed by Juan Pablo’s poetry. The two begin to explore their friendship and then the attraction they feel for each other, all against the backdrop of the crisis that was gradually looming over the country.
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