''Don't Look Down'' ( es, No mires para abajo) is a

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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

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directed and written by

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. Don’t Look Down portrays a young man in mourning who takes to sleep-walking, falls into a girl’s bed through her skylight, and accepts her literally transporting lessons in intimacy.

Plot

19-year-old Eloy works with his parents in the family business, assigning tombstones and ornamental figures at burials in the city cemetery. After his father's death, Eloy is forced to grow up quickly, in a world he finds hostile and alien. One day he meets Elvira, a young Andalusian girl, who introduces him to sexual practices that will lead him to uncover unknown areas of his spirit and reality. Elvira invites Eloy to become her lover and teaches him Tantric sex. Eloy discovers bliss.

Cast

Antonella Costa Antonella Costa (born 19 March 1980 in Rome, Italy) is an Argentine film and television actress. She moved to Argentina with her parents at the age of four. She has worked in different countries, but primarily in Argentine cinema. Filmography * ...

as Elvira * Leandro Stivelman as Eloy *

Hugo Arana Hugo Arana (23 July 1943 – 11 October 2020) was an Argentine film, television, and theatre actor. Life Arana was born on 23 July 1943. He grew up in Monte Grande where his parents were farmers and moved with his family to Lomas de Zamora and t ...

as Padre de Eloy *

Mónica Galán Mónica Galán (October 16, 1950 – January 15, 2019) was an Argentine actress. She was a character actor seen on TV, Film and in the theatre. Life Galán was born in 1950 in Buenos Aires. Galán graduated from the National School of Dramati ...

as Ana

Reception

Dan Fainaru of ''

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'' wrote that "Most audiences will probably go along for the ride mainly for the piquant stuff on the menu, though they are ultimately bound to be as sceptical about the higher concepts of it all as Elroy's brother is when he's told about the 'magical' experiences of his sibling."

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* {{IMDb title, id=1233487 2008 films 2000s Spanish-language films 2000s fantasy drama films Argentine fantasy drama films 2000 drama films 2000 films 2000s Argentine films 2010s Argentine films