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El sexilio

2022 · 10 min

Intimate first-person testimonies about leaving home to be yourself, tender and quietly defiant, carried by warm voices and a hopeful anthem.

Directed by
Eduardo Casanova
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Fernando La Estrella, Leo, Cris
Overview
Eduardo Casanova reveals the reality of sexile and applauds 'the collective struggle every day of the year'. In this documentary piece, the actor and director gives voice to Leo, Patricia, La Estrella, Ariel and Cris, 5 people from the group who have lived through this situation and who have left their home behind to be themselves. Their stories function as testimony and the starting signal for the initiative "Hay Ganas de Orgullo de Pueblo". In addition, the Madrid singer Soleá Morente reverses the theme 'Volver' for the piece, adopting a more optimistic tone to create a key anthem, the soul of the initiative.

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Directed by
Eduardo Casanova
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Fernando La Estrella, Leo, Cris
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • isolation
    • sexuality
    • family
    • healing
    Places
    • countryside
    • small town
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism10
    Romance2
    Tension2
    Darkness4
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Eduardo Casanova
    Written by
    Eduardo Casanova
    Starring
    Fernando La Estrella, Leo, Cris, Patricia Galván, Ariel
    Runtime
    10 min
    Country
    Spain
    Languages
    Spanish

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