| Undertow | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Javier Fuentes-León |
| Produced by | Javier Fuentes-León |
| Written by | Javier Fuentes-León Julio Rojas |
| Starring | Tatiana Astengo |
| Cinematography | Mauricio Vidal |
| Editing by | Roberto Benavides |
| Release date(s) | 23 September 2009 |
| Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Peru |
| Language | Spanish |
Undertow (Spanish: Contracorriente) is a 2009 Peruvian drama film directed by Javier Fuentes-León. The film won the World Cinema Audience Award in the Dramatic category at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[1] The film was also selected as the Peruvian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards[2] but didn't make the final shortlist.[3]
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Miguel (Cristian Mercado) is a young fisherman of Cabo Blanco, a village in northern Peru with specific traditions regarding death. He is married to Mariela (Tatiana Astengo), who is pregnant with their first son, but he also has a secret affair with a man, Santiago (Manolo Cardona).
Santiago accidentally drowns at sea, and his ghost returns to ask Miguel to find his body, in order to bury it with their village's rituals. Miguel is forced to deal with the consequences of their actions and accept who he really is, even at the risk of losing the people that he loves.