The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo

Chile, France, Belgium, Spain, Germany | 2025 | Spanish
Original Title : La Misteriosa Mirada Del Flamenco
Director : Diego Céspedes
Screenplay : Diego Céspedes
DoP : Angello Faccini
Editor : Martial Salomon
Cast : Tamara Cortés, Matías Catalán, Paula Dinamarca, Claudia Cabezas, Luis Dubó
Premiere : India Premiere
Tags : Coming of age, Social Impact, De/Gendered, Oscar Entry

Award :

Un Certain Regard - Best Performance, Cannes Film Festival 2025

Synopsis :

1982. Eleven-year-old Lidia lives with her beloved queer family in a desert mining town in northern chile. As an unknown and deadly disease begins to spread, legend has it that it is transmitted between two men, through a simple glance, when they fall in love. While people are accusing her family, Lidia must find out whether this myth is real or not.

Directors Bio :

Diego Céspedes is a Chilean filmmaker. Born in 1995, he studied Film & Television at Universidad de Chile. He worked as a cinematographer and editor on several shorts in college, such as "Non-Castus", which received special mention at the Locarno Film Festival. The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo is his debut feature.

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