Undertow (2009 film)

Undertow
Directed by	Javier Fuentes-León
Produced by	Javier Fuentes-León
Written by	Javier Fuentes-León Julio Rojas
Starring	Tatiana Astengo
Cinematography	Mauricio Vidal
Editing by	Roberto Benavides
Release date(s)	23 September 2009 (2009-09-23)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Peru
Language	Spanish

Undertow (Spanish: Contracorriente) is a 2009 Peruvian drama film directed by Javier Fuentes-León. The film won the prestigious World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.^[1] The film was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards^[2] but didn't make the final shortlist.^[3]

Cast

• Tatiana Astengo - Mariela
• Manolo Cardona - Santiago
• Cristian Mercado - Miguel

Plot

Miguel (Cristian Mercado) is a young fisherman of Cabo Blanco, a village in northern Peru with specific traditions regarding death. He is married to Mariela (Tatiana Astengo), who is pregnant with their first son, but he also has a secret affair with a man, Santiago (Manolo Cardona).

Santiago accidentally drowns at sea, and his ghost returns to ask Miguel to find his body, in order to bury it with their village's rituals. Miguel is forced to deal with the consequences of their actions and accept who he really is, even at the risk of losing the people that he loves.

See also

• List of submissions to the 83rd Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. ^ "Sundance 2010: Winners Announced!". rottentomatoes.com. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sundance_film_festival_2010/news/1868727/sundance_2010_winners_announced. Retrieved 2011-01-31. 
2. ^ "Contracorriente (Undertow), writer, director Javier Fuentes-León". filmmakermagazine. http://filmmakermagazine.com/news/2010/01/contracorriente-undertow-writer-director-javier-fuentes-leon/. Retrieved 2010-10-06. 
3. ^ "9 Foreign Language Films Continue to Oscar Race". oscars.org. http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2011/20110119.html. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 

External links

• Undertow at the Internet Movie Database