''Lost Queens'', or ''Locas Perdidas'', is a
short film of Chilean director Ignacio Juricic. The film was released at the
2015 Cannes Film Festival
The 68th Cannes Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 May 2015. Joel and Ethan Coen were the Presidents of the Jury for the main competition. It was the first time that two people chaired the jury. Since the Coen brothers each received a separate ...
, where it was one of just 18 short films shortlisted from a list of 1,600 for the
Cinéfondation and won second prize.
Plot
In 1996, 18-year-old Rodrigo is arrested by the
police in a televised raid on the club where he works as a
drag queen. He returns home fearful that his family will see him on the news. While all the family is getting ready for a wedding, he makes plans to run away with the 48-year-old hairdresser Mauricio, a family friend and Rodrigo's boyfriend.
See also
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Cinema of Chile
References
External links
Cannes Film Festival official reviewOfficial website
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LGBTQ-related short films
2015 films
Chilean LGBTQ-related films
Chilean short films
2015 LGBTQ-related films
Drag (entertainment)-related films
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