Käsikirjoitus:
Marco BergerKuvaus:
Martín FarinaSävellys:
Pedro IrustaNäyttelijät:
Gabriel Epstein, Lucas Papa, Nicolás Barsoff, Francisco Bertín, Antonia De Michelis, Gaston Re, Arturo Frutos, Andrés Gavaldá, Juan Manuel Martino (lisää)Juonikuvaukset(1)
Fernando is on holiday with his closest male friends in a beautiful country house in a suburb of Buenos Aries. On their own without their girlfriends in a "men only" environment, the hunky young studs bask in the hot sun, play in the pool, smoke pot, and drink, most often semi-clad or naked. In this freewheeling and testosterone-infused environment, they talk of their desires and strengthen their individual bonds. Fernando invites a new friend from his taekwondo class, Germán, a dark-haired Brad Pitt look-alike to join them. Germán is easily accepted by the others but he brings something different to the group that he hasn't shared with them – he's attracted to men. As the emotional intimacies and the sexual lethargy ripen in the baking heat, Germán begins to realize that he might not be the only gay man in residence. The latest homoerotic slow burn from director Marco Berger (co-helming with Martin Farina), TAEKWONDO is his most sensual treat yet and is sure to raise the temperature of male voyeurs to the boiling point. (Chicago Reeling Film Fest)
(lisää)Arvostelut (1)
I saw three films by Marco Berger six years ago in quick succession, so Taekwondo was a reunion after a relatively long time. In terms of times and space this is a modest and intimate film focusing on multiple characters at once, with most of them being rather fleeting and superficial glimpses into the inner workings of their nature. Taekwondo is a little too talky in places, and a little too quiet in others, but it manages to build the growing sexual tension between Fernando and Germán quite artfully throughout. For the most part, it's a mundane look into the lives of a bunch of guys who like to lounge, drink and party, but that omnipresent yet really subtle romantic line adds to the otherness. In the end, weaker, but still three stars!
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