Glue

Argentina/UK 2006 108mins subtitled
Dir: Alexis Dos Santos
Starring: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart, Nahuel Viale, Ines Efron, Verónica Llinás, Florencia Braier

Fifteen year old Lucas (Biscayart) is at that awkward, painfully gawky teenage stage. Living in a small town on the edge of a desert with his dysfunctional family, Lucas eagerly anticipates adulthood, but cannot find a way to get there. He bides the boredom of his summer days, aimlessly cycling around town, curing his athlete’s foot, listening to the Violent Femmes, and writing song lyrics for his band. He also sniffs his father’s model-making glue, gets drunk and explores his burgeoning sexuality with buffed, best friend Nacho (Munoz) and mousey, eager and bespectacled Andrea (Llinás).

A remarkable and honest film, Glue’s intimate and lyrical atmosphere is infused with the golden Patagonian light and expertly merges digital and Super8 footage to portray the three timeless teenager’s excruciating but achingly-universal and reminiscent fumble through puberty.

International Film Festival Rotterdam:   - Official Selection "Tiger Awards Competition"  - “MovieSquad” – “Young Jury's Award”
BAFICI: - Audience Award - Best Film
Nantes Festival des 3 Continents: - Best Actor": Nahuel Perez Biscayart
- Young Jury's Award"
DIBA: Digital Barcelona Film Festival: - Best Digital Film - Best Director - Best Actor: Nahuel Pérez Biscayart - Young Jury DiBa Screen Award: best film
Turin Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, 2007:  - Special Award of the Jury
Frameline 31 - First Feature Award

JHB    Fri 2 / 11pm           Mon 5 / 6.45pm            Fri 9 / 8.45pm
CT    Sat 10 / 5.30pm     Tue 13 / 7pm             Thu 15 / 8.30pm