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A Male

Released Dec 8, 2023 1h 22m Drama List
73% Tomatometer 11 Reviews
Carlos lives in a youth shelter in the center of Bogotá. It's Christmas and he longs to spend the day with his family. As he leaves the shelter for the holidays, Carlos is confronted with the brutality of his neighborhood, ruled by the law of the strongest, the alpha male. He must prove he can be one of them, while deep inside, these expressions of masculinity clash with the decisions he must make in order to survive.

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Manuel Betancourt Variety This tale of a young man living in a shelter in the center of Bogotá who cannot escape the violence of the world of the streets around him, emerges nonetheless as a powerful portrait of the country’s inescapable machismo. Dec 18, 2023 Full Review Filipe Freitas Always Good Movies Hernandez's exploration of a misfit in conflict with the toxic masculinity of his environment ultimately misses the mark. Rated: 2/5 Dec 19, 2023 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru A quietly moving, understated and tender coming-of-age film. Dec 6, 2023 Full Review Frank J. Avella Awards Daily Hernández focuses too much time on the mundane. Even a scene where it appears Carlos is being groomed for sex work doesn’t feel bold enough. Rated: C- Dec 2, 2023 Full Review Juan Pablo Russo EscribiendoCine [A Male] intentionally seeks a story that evokes the aesthetics of a literary tale. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 7/10 Sep 5, 2023 Full Review Diego Batlle Otroscines.com While certain zones of the film aren't as effective, A Male follows its antihero inside his private life and submerges us inside the story of a life filled with enormous emotional intensity. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 4/5 Apr 11, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Carlos lives in a youth shelter in the center of Bogotá. It's Christmas and he longs to spend the day with his family. As he leaves the shelter for the holidays, Carlos is confronted with the brutality of his neighborhood, ruled by the law of the strongest, the alpha male. He must prove he can be one of them, while deep inside, these expressions of masculinity clash with the decisions he must make in order to survive.
Director
Fabián Hernández
Producer
Manuel Ruiz Montealegre, Louise Bellicaud, Claire Charles-Gervais, Ilse Hughan, Christoph Hahnheiser, Josune Hahnheiser
Screenwriter
Fabián Hernández
Distributor
Medio de Contención Producciones
Production Co
Black Forest Films, Medio de Contención Producciones, Fortuna Films, In Vivo Films, RTVCPLAY
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 8, 2023, Limited
Runtime
1h 22m
Aspect Ratio
Digital 2.39:1