Boystown (film) explained

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Director:Juan Flahn
Producer:Carlos Fernández
Julio Fernández
Fernando Monje
Cinematography:Juan Carlos Lausín
Editing:Ascen Marchena
Music:David San José
Country:Spain
Language:Spanish
Runtime:101 minutes
Distributor:Filmax

Boystown (Spanish; Castilian: '''Chuecatown'''|links=no) is a 2007 Spanish comedy film directed by from a screenplay by Flahn, Félix Sabroso and Dunia Ayaso.[1] [2]

Synopsis

The plot focuses on the neighborhood of Chueca that is located in Madrid. Victor, an owner of a real-estate company, wants to have a monopoly over all the apartments in Chueca, in order to turn it into the Madrid version of the Castro district in San Francisco, but the apartments are owned by senior citizens that do not want to sell to him. Víctor decides to take matters into his own hands and murder anyone that stands in his way. Everything is going Víctor's way until Rey and Luis, a gay couple, inherit the apartment of Víctor's latest victim. Víctor tries to buy the apartment from Rey but he refuses to sell it because he wants his mother, Doña Antonia, to move into the apartment. Now Víctor has to find a way to kill Doña Antonia while police are out looking for the murderer that is on the loose in Chueca.

Awards

The film was awarded Best International Feature at FilmOut San Diego in 2008.[3]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chuecatown. Variety. Dennis. Harvey. November 13, 2007. August 1, 2021.
  2. Web site: Boystown (AKA Chuecatown). Film Threat. January 2, 2009. August 1, 2021.
  3. Web site: 2008 Awards List. FilmOut San Diego. August 1, 2021. December 31, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103231/https://www.filmoutsandiego.com/assets/2008-AWARDS-List.pdf. dead.