You'll Never Be Alone (film) explained

You'll Never Be Alone
Director:Álex Anwandter
Producer:Isabel Orellana Guarello
Starring:Sergio Hernández
Antonia Zegers
Cinematography:Matías Illanes
Editing:Felipe Gálvez Haberle
Music:Alex Anwandter
Studio:5AM Producciones
Araucaria Cine
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:Chile
Language:Spanish

You'll Never Be Alone (Spanish; Castilian: '''Nunca vas a estar solo''') is a 2016 Chilean drama film written and directed by Álex Anwandter. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film won a Jury Award from the Teddy Awards for LGBT-related feature films.[2]

The film centres on Juan (Sergio Hernández), a shy factory worker struggling to pay the medical bills after his gay son is hospitalized in a gaybashing incident.

Plot

After his teenage gay son is violently attacked, Juan (Sergio Hernández), a withdrawn manager at a mannequin factory, is faced with a difficult choice between paying for the exorbitant medical costs of his son Pablo (Andrew Bargsted) and making a final attempt to become a partner with his boss. As Juan struggles to navigate through dead ends and unexpected betrayals, he discovers that the world he thought he knew is also ready to be violent with him. Although Juan has made many mistakes, he still has a chance to save his son.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Berlinale 2016: Panorama 2016 Complete . 23 January 2016 . Berlinale . 24 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124054721/http://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_31573.html . dead .
  2. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-tomcat-wins-teddy-award-868006 "Berlin: 'Tomcat' Wins Teddy Award for Best Film"