Raging Sun, Raging Sky
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| German title | Raging Sun, Raging Sky |
| Original title | Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo |
| Country of production | Mexico |
| original language | Spanish |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 191 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
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| Director | Julián Hernández |
| script | Julián Hernández |
| production | Roberto Fiesco |
| music | Arturo Villela Vega |
| camera | Alejandro Cantu |
| cut | Emiliano Arenales Osorio |
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Raging Sun, Raging Sky (Original title: Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo ) is a Mexican film directed by Julián Hernández in 2009 and is about the love of two men and the search for it. The love drama was shown for the first time at the Berlinale 2009 and won the Teddy Award for the best feature film.
action
The film begins with the encounter between Tatei and Ryo, who have sex shortly afterwards . File disappears immediately after standing by the window by fading. The entire first half of the film shows loosely or not at all coherent scenes in which men have instinctive sex with each other. When Ryo meets Kieri in a movie theater, they fall in love. Tari, who also desires Ryo, then kills Ryo and hides his body in a cave.
When Kieri notices this, he begins to look for Ryo and finds him with the help of El corazón del cielo , a mystical figure in which one recognizes Tatei. He kills Tari and sacrifices himself to bring his lover back to life. In the end, all three men can be seen together in one room.
background
Most of the film is in black and white , only in the last third some scenes can be seen in color. In addition, almost no language is used throughout the film. One hears only a few sentences from the off , but no familiar dialogs are present. Therefore, during the entire film, you hardly learn anything about the background of the protagonists, whose names are only mentioned in the credits .
The film was shot entirely in Mexico. The city scenes in Mexico City and the large landscape shots in Querétaro .
In the German-speaking area, the film is distributed on DVD by Pro-Fun Media .
Reviews
“(...) for the masterful camera work and the visionary color and tone design as well as for the successful examination of the topics of love, desire and sexuality. The ancient mythological framework was skillfully contrasted with modern urbanity. "
“That Hernández can mix world mythologies with homoeroticism and not seem remotely pretentious is something of a miracle. (...) Lensing by Alejandro Cantu is breathtaking, beautifully framed and gracefully describing space with a seductive blend of closeups and fluid camerawork. "
"Julian Hernandez returns to Outfest with this audacious portrait of passion in a metropolis. (...) Hitting new heights of allegory and experimentation, Hernandez remains an indispensable voice in queer cinema. "
"In his three-hour ode to the power of love, Julián Hernández combines enchantingly beautiful images with a free narrative form."
Awards
- 2009: Teddy Award in the Best Feature Film category
Festival participation
2009
- Berlin International Film Festival 2009
- Seattle International Film Festival
- Outfest
- Chicago International Film Festival
- Denver Film Festival
- Oslo International Film Festival
Individual evidence
- ^ Jury reasons for the Teddy Award
- ↑ Film review: [1] ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. from Variety
- ↑ Film review : [2] at outfest.org
- ^ Film review: [3] on critic.de, Michael Kienzl
