Fractal Cine

An intimate and erotic drama that pays homage to the late gay Argentine author Manuel Puig. Shot almost entirely in arty and gritty black-and-white, the film has Carlitos, a young Brazilian guy, meeting his older Uruguayan lover Carlos for an extended tryst in a Buenos Aires hotel room. This romance features many tender, playful, and sexy moments, from the opening scene of Carlitos in bed, to a collage of images of the couple at the film’s end. Oliverio and the actors deftly capture the lovers’ palpable sense of desire in this striking low-budget film.

Two homeless young people live their love on the streets, do temporary jobs or just scavenge for their comforts or food. She and he leave love messages in different parts of the city. In turn, many other couples, with different profiles, and in more critical situations, seek their daily subsistence in pursuit of a better tomorrow.

In a dystopian future Buenos Aires, humans and aliens coexist. The totalitarian government persecutes the aliens and oppresses the people watching their every move. Rex is a cartographer who decides to work as a spy for the government because he is in dire need of a job. But everything changes when he meets Ian, a fugitive alien he becomes attracted to. In the sewers of the city, the revolution is beginning.