Temblores

Name: Temblores
Genre: Drama
Released: November 29, 2019
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 76
Cast: Diane Bathen, Enrique Argüello, Juan Pablo Olyslager, Magnolia Morales, Mara Martinez

2019

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Film Movement | Release Date: November 29, 2019 | NR

Starring: Diane Bathen, Enrique Argüello, Juan Pablo Olyslager, Magnolia Morales, Mara Martinez, María Telón, Mauricio Armas, Pablo Arenales, Pedro Javier Silva Lira, Rui Frati, Sabrina De La Hoz, Sergio Luna

Summary: When handsome and charismatic Pablo arrives at his affluent family’s house everyone is eagerly awaiting the return of their beloved son, devoted father and caring husband. A seemingly exemplary pillar of Guatemala City’s Evangelical Christian community, Pablo’s announcement that he intends to leave his wife for another man sends shock wavesWhen handsome and charismatic Pablo arrives at his affluent family’s house everyone is eagerly awaiting the return of their beloved son, devoted father and caring husband. A seemingly exemplary pillar of Guatemala City’s Evangelical Christian community, Pablo’s announcement that he intends to leave his wife for another man sends shock waves through the family. As Pablo tries to acclimate to his new life in the city’s gay subculture with the liberated Francisco, his ultra-religious family does everything in its power to get their prodigal son back on track, no matter the cost.… Expand

Director: Jayro Bustamante

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: NR

Runtime: 107 min

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Carlos Aguilar

Mar 13, 2019

It’s a magnificently unflinching film from a master director in the making, whose thunderous strength will surely make waves in Bustamante’s Central American homeland and abroad. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Feb 15, 2019

There are any number of movies about gay men trying to liberate themselves from the long shadow of heteronormative oppression — a regrettably, enduringly relevant premise — but few have been told with the extraordinary nuance or compassion of Jayro Bustamante’s Tremors. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Feb 15, 2019

This strong second feature from Guatemalan talent Jayro Bustamante doesn’t ask new questions, but its sensuous, reverberating atmospherics find fresh, angry ways to answer them. Read full review

Allan Hunter

Feb 15, 2019

Jayro Bustamante offers a thoughtful, emotionally-charged exploration of a devoutly religious family man torn apart by the revelation of his love for another man. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Dec 5, 2019

A penetrating, mournful portrait of sexual identity in contemporary Guatemala City. Read full review

Neil Young

Feb 15, 2019

Bustamante's screenplay is a philosophically and theologically nuanced affair, intermittently elliptical, concentrating on the bigger picture without bothering to sketch in the smaller details. This becomes something of an issue, given that these are often the pivots upon which the somewhat telenovela-like plot hinges. Read full review

Devika Girish

Dec 5, 2019

Bustamante renders the film’s distinct milieus with extraordinary texture. The sanitized and soulless spaces of Pablo and his family form an evocative contrast with the lively, bustling bars and streets frequented by Francisco. But this emphasis on sensory detail comes at the cost of the big picture. Read full review

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davein310

Mar 16, 2020

Many times reviews are written by self-hating homosexuals. Perfect story of how religion is twisted to justify bigotry.

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AndyRyse

Aug 19, 2020

The importance of Showing different types of stories is shown in this movie. Not all the movies can be showing straight people.

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BradleyJordan

Jan 26, 2021

I really enjoyed the movie. Great acting, writing, and a realistic life story. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I’m glad I watched the movie. The critics are correct about this movie.

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RodellisonWaugh

Oct 3, 2020

As a gay couple celebrating our 50th anniversary this year and having gone through parents attempts to get us in gay conversion therapy this was one of most depressing movies we've seen. So it doesn't have a happy ending which we didn't like. We thought the film was cluttered with trafficAs a gay couple celebrating our 50th anniversary this year and having gone through parents attempts to get us in gay conversion therapy this was one of most depressing movies we've seen. So it doesn't have a happy ending which we didn't like. We thought the film was cluttered with traffic scenes, silent driving, just filler with hordes of extras and choked auto highways. Rejected by family, forced into conversion therapy and accepting it. Our meeting with a pastor who hated gays; I told his "maybe you are a flower and I'm a weed but I believe God made us both". He was stunned and said sheepishly that maybe we were both a bit of flower and weed. We wasted $5 to stream this movie. A sad deal. Feel sorry for Guatemala gays.… Expand

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Wizzle

Mar 10, 2020

A homo propaganda film that glorifies promiscuous sex and immorality as something to admire. It is horribly written and directed.

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