''From Afar'' ( es, Desde allá)
is a 2015 Venezuelan
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Lorenzo Vigas
Lorenzo Vigas Castes (born 1967) is a Venezuelan director, screenwriter and film producer.
Biography
Education
Born in Mérida, the son of the painter Oswaldo Vigas, Vigas graduated in molecular biology at the University of Tampa.
In 1995 ...
and written by Vigas and
Guillermo Arriaga
Guillermo Arriaga Jordán (; born 13 March 1958) is a Mexican author, screenwriter, director and producer. Self-defined as "a hunter who works as a writer," he is best known for his Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and BAFTA Award f ...
. It won the
Golden Lion at the
72nd Venice International Film Festival
The 72nd annual Venice International Film Festival took place from 2 to 12 September 2015. Alfonso Cuarón served as the President of the Jury for the main competition. A restored version of Federico Fellini's film ''Amarcord'' was shown at the ...
.
It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated.
The film is about Armando, a wealthy middle-aged man who gets involved with Élder, a young man from a
street gang.
Cast
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Alfredo Castro as Armando
* Luis Silva as Élder
* Jericó Montilla as Amelia
* Catherina Cardozo as María
* Jorge Luis Bosque as Fernando
* Greymer Acosta as Palma
* Auffer Camacho as Mermelada
Accolades
See also
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References
External links
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{{Venezuelan submission for Academy Awards
2015 films
2015 drama films
2015 LGBT-related films
2015 directorial debut films
Gay-related films
Venezuelan drama films
Venezuelan LGBT-related films
2010s Spanish-language films
Films set in Venezuela
LGBT-related drama films
Golden Lion winners