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Synopsis
A smouldering romance ignites between two Mexican drug dealers while evading cartels and the law in this gay-love thriller.
Down on his luck drifter and sex worker Veneno (Victor Prieto) moves from one pitstop to the next, hustling for a quick buck or pushing stock. Swindled one too many times, he accepts protection from an older truck driver Muñeco (Osvaldo Sanchez) for a cut of his sales. What begins as a transactional relationship in time blossoms into an unlikely romance as they ride the highs of sex and selling drugs on the road. But when an unfortunate altercation goes awry, gears shift into a deadly game of cat and mouse. Award-winning Mexican writer-director David Pablos (The Chosen Ones, Dance of the 41) delivers a raw, genre blend that is not only dark and gruesome but surprisingly tender and vulnerable.
Spanish with English subtitles.
Awards & Festivals
2025 Venice Film Festival | Winner: Queer Lion, Orizzonti Award for Best Film
2025 Morelia International Film Festival | Winner: Best Actor, Best Cinematography
2026 Sydney Film Festival | Official Selection
Screening at Luna Leederville from August 27.
Opening Date
Thursday, Aug 27, 2026
Rating
CTC
Length
93m
Genre
New Release
Reviews
Pablos has crafted a deeply felt romance about two men who passionately find each other in a very dark place.
It’s a fluorescent netherworld of highwayside diners, cantinas and grimy sex dens, characterized equally by brutish hyper-masculinity and gruffly tacit queer yearning.
A muscular, erotic odyssey that brings to mind the work of Rainer Werner Fassbinder and the early films of Gus Van Sant.
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