LUZ

A quiet, tender romance that unfolds slowly behind bars, leaving you with a lingering ache about whether connection can survive outside.

Directed by

Jon García

Genres

Drama, Crime, Romance

Starring

Ernesto Reyes, Jesse Tayeh, Jimmy Garcia

Overview

Ruben and Carlos become cellmates in a minimum-security prison. While Ruben struggles to learn the ropes of daily life and where he falls in the complex hierarchical prison system, Carlos becomes a mentor and then eventually a lover. The two men develop feelings for one another they can't easily express. As time moves on and one of them is released before the other, there are questions looming as to whether what they had was real or simply out of the need for human connection.

How it feels

Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Love, isolation, identity, loyalty

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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