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    THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO

    Directed by Diego Céspedes
    Chile | 104 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  

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Film Festival 2026

In his award-winning debut, writer/director Diego Céspedes kills homo- and transphobia with kindness, bright colors, and the vibrant, big-hearted sort of love only a chosen queer family can provide. Winner: Un Certain Regard Prize, Cannes.

film synopsis

Eleven-year-old orphan Lidia has grown up in a queer oasis tucked beside a Chilean mining town, raised by drag queens and trans women, undisturbed by the rugged bigotry of her surroundings—until one day a “plague” begins to spread. With hatred and violence seeping into her community, Lidia sets out to uncover the source of the disease. In his award-winning debut, writer/director Diego Céspedes kills homo- and transphobia with kindness, bright colors, and the vibrant, big-hearted sort of love only a chosen queer family can provide. Winner: Un Certain Regard Prize, Cannes.

film details

Director: Diego Céspedes
Producers: Damien Megherbi, Giancarlo Nasi, Justin Pechberty
Screenwriter: Diego Céspedes
Cinematographers: Angello Faccini
Editor: Martial Salomon
Music: Florencia Di Concilio
Cast: Tamara Cortes, Matías Catalán, Paula Dinamarca, Pedro Muñoz
Country: Chile
Language: In Spanish with English subtitles
Year: 2025
Running Time: 104 minutes
Awards: Un Certain Regard Award, Cannes Film Festival
Primary Company: Altered Innocence
Contact Email: alteredinnocence@gmail.com

Film Festival 2026