''You'll Never Be Alone'' ( es, Nunca vas a estar solo) is a 2016 Chilean

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directed by

Álex Anwandter Álex Anwandter Donoso (born March 24, 1983 in Santiago) is a Chilean singer-songwriter, musician, and film and music video director. He became popular as the vocalist for the band Teleradio Donoso (2005–2009). In 2010, he began work as a sol ...

. It was shown in the Panorama section at the

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. The film won a Jury Award from the

Teddy Award The Teddy Award is an international film award for films with LGBT topics, presented by an independent jury as an official award of the Berlin International Film Festival (the Berlinale). In the most part, the jury consists of organisers of gay a ...

s for LGBT-related feature films."Berlin: 'Tomcat' Wins Teddy Award for Best Film"
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'', 20 February 2016. The film centres on Juan ( Sergio Hernández), a shy factory worker struggling to pay the medical bills after his gay son is hospitalized in a

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incident.

Cast

Antonia Zegers Antonia Zegers (born 29 June 1972) is a Chilean actress. She has an extensive career in cinema, with participation in some of the most awarded Chilean films such as '' Tony Manero'' (2008), ''Post mortem'' (2010), '' La vida de los peces'' (2010 ...

* Sergio Hernández as Juan *

Gabriela Hernández María Gabriela Hernández Gómez (born January 15, 1939), also known as Gaby Hernández, is a Chilean theater, film and television actress with a long active career. Early life and education Her father was from Castilla, Spain, and her mothe ...

as Lucy * Andrew Bargsted as Pablo *

Edgardo Bruna Edgardo Bruna del Campo (8 February 1947 – 19 March 2017) was a Chilean actor, musician, theater director, and social activist, recognized for his long career in various productions and plays. He is known for his roles in telenovelas, playing th ...

as Bruno * Astrid Roldan as Mari

References

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* 2016 films 2016 drama films 2016 LGBT-related films 2016 directorial debut films 2010s Spanish-language films Chilean drama films Chilean LGBT-related films LGBT-related drama films Homophobia in fiction Films about violence against LGBT people {{LGBT-drama-film-stub