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Wikipedia article
'The Strong Ones' (Spanish: 'Los fuertes') is a 2019 Chilean film directed by Omar Ziga Hidalgo and starring Samuel Gonzlez and Antonio Altamirano.
The movie is based on the original short film 'San Cristbal', winner of the Teddy Award 2015 in the Berlin International Film Festival. Gonzlez and Altamirano, the protagonists in the short film, reprised their roles in the full-length film.
'The Strong Ones' was released in 2019 as the opening film of the Valdivia International Film Festival. Then, it participated in several international festivals like OutFest and Mardi Gras Film Festival. It received theatrical release on 12 March 2020 in Chile; however, the COVID-19 pandemic suspended most cinemas a few days later. Finally, it was released for free in the Ondamedia streaming platform on 21 August 2020.
The movie was filmed in the city of Valdivia and neighboring Niebla, where an old Spanish fortress is used as background for the romance between the two protagonists. 'Los fuertes', the original name in Spanish, is a pun using the plural of 'fuerte', which can mean "strong" and "fortress".
Plot
Lucas (Samuel Gonzlez) travels to the town of Niebla, in Southern Chile, to visit his sister Carolina (Marcela Salinas) before departing to Montreal, where he has received a scholarship for postgraduate studies. In Niebla, Lucas befriends and falls in love with Antonio (Antonio Altamirano), a fisherman and part-time actor for historical reenactments of the capture of Valdivia's fortresses.
Cast
in Niebla, as Antonio does in the film
* Samuel Gonzlez - Lucas, an architect from Santiago that receives an scholarship in Montreal, Canada. Lucas and their conservative parents are separated due to Lucas's homosexuality.
* Antonio Altamirano - Antonio Galindo, a young sailor from Niebla. He works also as a Chilean soldier in historical reenactments of the Capture of Valdivia for tourists visiting the town's fortress.
* Marcela Salinas - Catalina, Lucas' sister. She works as a dentist in the Niebla's hospital.
* Gabriela Fernndez - Adriana, Antonio's grandmother and takecarer after the death of his parents.
* Rafael Contreras - Martn, Catalina's partner.
* Nicols Corales - Roca, Antonio's shipmate.
See also
* LGBT rights in Chile
* List of LGBT-related films
References
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