La León
| La León | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Santiago Otheguy |
| Written by | Santiago Otheguy |
| Produced by | Catherine Bara Pierre Rambaldi Juan Solanas Gonzalo Rodríguez Rubis Pablo Salomon Aton Soumache Alexis Vonarb |
| Starring | Jorge Román Daniel Valenzuela |
| Cinematography | Paula Grandio |
| Edited by | Valeria Otheguy Sebastián Sepúlveda |
| Music by | Vincent Artaud |
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| Distributed by | MK2 Diffusion |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
| Countries | Argentina France |
| Language | Spanish |
La León is a 2007 Argentine drama written and directed by Santiago Otheguy. Set in Northern Argentina, the film tells the story of a homosexual fieldworker, Álvaro (Jorge Román), and his relationship with a local bully, El Turu (Daniel Valenzuela). On its release the film received average reviews and won a Teddy Award.