End of the Century

Two men meet by chance while in Barcelona. What seems like a one-night encounter between two strangers becomes an epic, decades-spanning relationship.

84 mins
|
Argentina
|
2019
|
Director: Lucio Castro

Genre Gay Interest, Drama, Romance
Director Lucio Castro
Cast Juan Barberini, Ramon Pujol, Mia Maestro
Run time 84 mins
Rating 18
- Country Argentina
- Language Spanish, Catalan
- Subtitles English
- In Cinemas 21.02.2020
- Studio Peccadillo Pictures

Synopsis

When Ocho (Juan Barberini), an Argentine poet on holiday in Barcelona, spots Javi (Ramón Pujol) from the balcony of his apartment, it sparks fantasies of a holiday romance. After fruitlessly searching dating apps for him, the couple have a second missed connection, spotting each other across a Spanish beach. When Javi sees Ocho from his balcony a second time, he knows he can’t let him slip through his fingers again. A tentative “kiss” from the balcony leads to a lust-filled, passionate hook up.

What seems like a one-time encounter between two strangers becomes an epic, decades-spanning relationship, in which time and space refuse to play by the rules. In one of the best feature debuts, Lucio Castro’s END OF THE CENTURY bends perception of time whilst exposing raw human connection, breaking the traditional rules of the love story.

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