The read
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 22m.
Synopsis
Carlos lives in a boarding school in the centre of Bogotá and longs to spend Christmas with his family. The circumstances around him force him to assume the male stereotype, in open contradiction to his true being. In private, Carlos acknowledges his sensitivity, his fragility and moves towards other forms of masculinity. At his 16 years of age, Carlos explores his sexual identity, discovers his fears, his desires, and all the things that real men never show.
Ratings
IMDb5.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes70%
Critics rate it 13 points higher than audiences do.
9 audience votes
Key crew
- Fabian HernándezWriter
- Fabian HernándezDirector
Cast
- Dilan Felipe Ramírez EspitiaCarlos
- Juanita Carrillo OrtizNicole
- Jhonathan Steven RodríguezFreddy
- Enrique Valencia GarzónTaverna
- Camilo RiañoCamilo
- Diego Alexander MayorgaBastidas
- Jesús Alberto CueroCamelo
- Carlos Eduardo GonzálezDamián
- Jefferson Smith PereaFélix
- Mónica Andrea HurtadoLaura
- Maribel PérezMartha
- Steven LozanoRueditas
Stills
Themes
coming of agelgbtmasculinitysocial conventionsocial normsmale male relationshipgay themebogota, colombia