The Prince

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Matias Alejandro C Una película que desde su inicio resulta atrapante e intrigantes, la expectación que surge de los hechos de la película resuenan poderosamente en el espectador creando una dulce angustia. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/03/22 Full Review brent m As pulpy homoerotic prison fare, director Sebastian Munoz Costa del Rio's gritty debut narrative feature certainly revs the hormones on full throttle, with explicit depictions of gay sex that border on soft core porn. However, as a work of artistic cinematic substance, the film never quite gains meaningful traction due to a multiplicity of unfocused story threads that never quite connect. This tawdry tale of a handsome but naive young man who's sent to a Chilean prison in the 1970s and quickly takes to the sleazy (but surprisingly tender) lifestyle of confinement among men chronicles his rise through the inmate ranks and becomes an incarcerated kingpin power broker in his own right. There's plenty of understated camp permeating the narrative, and the picture's production design is stylish in its own unique way. It's unfortunate, though, that the meandering storyline doesn't live up to everything else the film has to offer as an entrant in this specialized cinematic milieu. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Under the cruel prison reality, the film shows us a world of human relationships that somehow resemble the outside world, especially the struggle for power and the intensity of affections in hostile environments. Extremely precise cinematography and outstanding performances, especially Alfredo Castro, a Pablo Larraín regular. An intense and passionate movie, despite its apparent harshness. Very good. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Mediocre movie. Very unlikeable main character and strange and erratic behaviour by everyone anyway. Very one-dimensional characters. I liked the gay erotica, but some people in the theatre clearly had issues with it. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Best LGBTQ movie I've seen this year Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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