Undertow

A man must come to terms with his sexuality and his dead lover in 'Undertow'

No wonder writer-director Javier Fuentes-León's lyrical, poignant "Undertow" has been chosen as Peru's official entry in the foreign language category at the Academy Awards. Unfolding like a folkloric fable in beautiful Cabo Blanco, in an idyllic fishing community, it quickly casts a seductive, sensual spell. Beautiful Mariela (Tatiana Astengo) and her rugged fisherman husband, Miguel (Cristian Mercado), await the imminent birth of their first child. They are happy and content in this earthly paradise, inhabited by easygoing yet deeply religious people. [...]

di Kevin Thomas, articolo completo (2218 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 26 novembre 2010