The 27th “Reel” Latin American Film Festival
A P R I D E M O N T H E V E N T
Temblores
(Tremors)
Director: Jayro Bustamante, Guatemala, 2019
Length: 107 minutes
Watch this film on Wednesday 10/28 @ 3:00, 5:00 & 7:00 pm. Streamed via Zoom.
Access to the film will be available during this time period only.
and a post-screening discussion and Q&A session inmediatley following
led by Dr. Gregory Hutcheson, University of Louisville
ASL Interpreting Services available
In this deeply personal followup to his landmark debut IXCANUL, Jayro Bustamante shifts his focus from rural Guatemala to the denizens of Guatemala City but once again sets his sights on an individual caught between two seeming irreconcilable worlds.
When handsome and charismatic Pablo arrives at his affluent family’s house everyone is eagerly awaiting the return of their beloved son, devoted father and caring husband. A seemingly exemplary pillar of Guatemala City’s Evangelical Christian community, Pablo’s announcement that he intends to leave his wife for another man sends shock waves through the family. As Pablo tries to acclimate to his new life in the city’s gay subculture with the liberated Francisco, his ultra-religious family does everything in its power to get their prodigal son back on track, no matter the cost."If Bustamante’s lucid second feature makes it feel as though the world itself is trembling beneath your feet, it’s because this mercilessly grounded film keys into the devilishness of Pablo’s dilemma: Forcing him to choose between himself and his family is the only way to guarantee that he ultimately loses both" (David Ehrlich, Indiewire).
When handsome and charismatic Pablo arrives at his affluent family’s house everyone is eagerly awaiting the return of their beloved son, devoted father and caring husband. A seemingly exemplary pillar of Guatemala City’s Evangelical Christian community, Pablo’s announcement that he intends to leave his wife for another man sends shock waves through the family. As Pablo tries to acclimate to his new life in the city’s gay subculture with the liberated Francisco, his ultra-religious family does everything in its power to get their prodigal son back on track, no matter the cost."If Bustamante’s lucid second feature makes it feel as though the world itself is trembling beneath your feet, it’s because this mercilessly grounded film keys into the devilishness of Pablo’s dilemma: Forcing him to choose between himself and his family is the only way to guarantee that he ultimately loses both" (David Ehrlich, Indiewire).
From the Film Movement Site, https://www.filmmovement.com/educational/film/temblores
En esta secuela personal y profunda a su exitoso debut Ixcanul, Jairo Bustamante cambia su enfoque de observar a una Guatemala rural para centrarse en ciudadanos de la capital, la ciudad de Guatemala pero continúa dirigendo su mirada a un individuo atrapado entre dos mundos aparentemente irreconciliables.
Cuando el guapo y carismático Pablo llega a la casa de su afluente familia todos esperan con entusiasmo, la llegada de su amado hijo, devoto padre y abnegado esposo. Un aparente pilar ejemplar de la comunidad cristiana evangélica de la ciudad de Guatemala, despierta desconcierto, entre la familia, anunciando que planea dejar a su esposa por otro hombre. Mientras Pablo trata de acostumbrarse a su nueva vida en la subcultura gay de la ciudad con el liberal Francisco su familia ultra religiosa hace todo lo posible para que el hijo pródigo regrese sin importar el costo. “Si la segunda película de Bustamante nos hace sentir como que el mundo mismo está temblando a nuestros pies es porque la clave de la película sin merced alguna se centra en el dilema diabólico de Pablo: forzándolo a escoger entre sí mismo y su familia es la única manera de garantizar que él últimamente pierda a ambos” (David Ehrlich, Indiewire).
Cuando el guapo y carismático Pablo llega a la casa de su afluente familia todos esperan con entusiasmo, la llegada de su amado hijo, devoto padre y abnegado esposo. Un aparente pilar ejemplar de la comunidad cristiana evangélica de la ciudad de Guatemala, despierta desconcierto, entre la familia, anunciando que planea dejar a su esposa por otro hombre. Mientras Pablo trata de acostumbrarse a su nueva vida en la subcultura gay de la ciudad con el liberal Francisco su familia ultra religiosa hace todo lo posible para que el hijo pródigo regrese sin importar el costo. “Si la segunda película de Bustamante nos hace sentir como que el mundo mismo está temblando a nuestros pies es porque la clave de la película sin merced alguna se centra en el dilema diabólico de Pablo: forzándolo a escoger entre sí mismo y su familia es la única manera de garantizar que él últimamente pierda a ambos” (David Ehrlich, Indiewire).