Tu me manques

2019

1h 45m

Drama

LGBTQ+

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16 Reviews

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A father travels from Bolivia to New York City to confront his dead son's boyfriend.

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I Miss You (Spanish: Tu me manques) is a 2019 Bolivian drama film directed by Rodrigo Bellott 🎭 It's very good! 😀 I'd recommend it 👍🏼 D A touching movie with a good mix of humour, drama, and sentiment.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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robert p

A grand ole movie about Gay's life in Bolivia, takes you thru the gay bars and everywhere that gay people exist and trying to show just how noble gay life can be, thus my rating of *4* stars for frankness and honesty!!!!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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glenn g

The Play's The Thing - Film Review: Tu Me Manques ★★★★ Based on his semi-autobiographical and groundbreaking play, filmmaker Rodrigo Bellott's Tu Me Manques became Bolivia's official International Feature Film Oscar entry. Roughly translating to "I miss you in me", the film tells the story of Jorge (Oscar Martinez), who travels to New York following his gay son Gabriel's suicide to atone for how he treated his son and to find out more about his life. As a central storyline, I admit dismissing it as "been there/done that". How a patriarchal society treats its gay children, using religion and bigotry to justify its actions, feels like a tired trope I had hoped we had moved past. Fortunately, Bellott has more on his mind by introducing us to Sebastian (Fernando Barbosa), Gabriel's ex-boyfriend. A struggling playwright, Sebastian hopes to mount his new production in Bolivia with a play that can help him better understand his devastating loss. He casts thirty actors to play Gabriel as a way to show his many sides as well as to make the point that as time goes on, his memory of what he looked like fades. The film's genius is in marrying these plot strands so that real life and the play, the present and the past, all blend together to create a swirling emotional journey. It's a touching and original approach to coping with loss. Initially reluctant to help Jorge because Sebastian blames the man and his culture for Gabriel's death, he eventually he acquiesces, but promises a no-holds-barred approach to filling him in on the real Gabriel. Sensing Jorge's deep homophobia, Sebastian unashamedly exposes Jorge to the specific details of Gabriel's gay experience. He takes him to gay clubs and introduces him to their friends, who are initially not given Jorge's identity. This leads to several very funny scenes involving very frank discussions about gay sex. Without the daring narrative devices of not only the play but by rotating various actors to play Gabriel in the flashbacks, we would have been left with a touching, yet highly melodramatic film. One can easily see the comparisons to Pedro Almodovar, especially with the casting of Rossy de Palma as a sympathetic friend. I would have, however, easily forgotten it. The complexity of the play intercut with flashbacks and present day scenes, sometimes within the same frame, give this somewhat maudlin film a substantial cinematic boost. It may feel borderline pretentious, but it has a warmth, a beating heart, and good intentions. It offers a way for people to speak frankly with parents about their sexuality. It gives parents an entryway to know their children beyond the playground. With solid, committed, and yes, some very sexy performances, I was moved. It may be about too many things, with Bellott adding the power of theater into the mix, but he's a gifted visual storyteller, so it's hard to quibble.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Bellott's film is often melodramatic, but that works given where the story ends. If you like Pedro Almodovar's films, you'll enjoy this.

Rated: 3/4

May 6, 2021

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Teo Bugbee

New York Times

A moving and intellectually rewarding testament to queer life and loss.

Apr 22, 2021

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Michael Cuby

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Tu Me Manques is a powerfully arresting Bolivian drama about what we lose when we don’t accept those closest to us for what they say they really are.

Nov 1, 2022

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David Reddish

Queerty

Tu me Manques is the rare kind of movie that moves us both to feel for its characters, and to ask questions about how gay men suppressing their trauma breeds toxicity of its own.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 13, 2022

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M.V. Moorhead

Less Hat, Moorhead

The real power of Tu Me Manques is the performances of Barbosa and the Argentinian star Martinez, who lash out at each with electric fury, yet always with an undercurrent of their shared love.

May 7, 2021

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Liam Lacey

Original Cin

"Tu me manques' time-shifting structure surrounds an emotionally direct, sincere call for love and acceptance."

Rated: B-plus

May 4, 2021

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Synopsis

A father travels from Bolivia to New York City to confront his dead son's boyfriend.

Director: Rodrigo Bellott
Producer: Kaolin Bass, Thomas Pierce, Axel Shalson, Jayne Baron, Ron Simons, Jack Turner
Screenwriter: Rodrigo Bellott
Production Co: Pierce Capital Entertainment , Mom's Money Productions, Kantrr Films, La Panda, Londra Films P&D , Bad Boy Billy Films, SimonSays Entertainment
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): May 2, 2021
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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