The film centers the experiences a young gay Guatemalan man who lives with his mother.[4][5] The coming-of-age film grapples with the realities of being an LGBTQ+ person searching for love in a highly religious and homophobic country.[6][7]
The Hollywood Reporter reviewer wrote of "a tender observational quality backed by confident visual sense" and the "unabashed treatment of gay sex and nudity",[8] while Rich Cline called it "earthy and honest".[9]
The film had its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2019.[10]
Awardsedit
José was awarded the Queer Lion on 7 September 2018.[11] The film won Best Spanish Language Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2019.[12]
Referencesedit
^"José (2019)". Box Office Mojo. from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^"Venice days lineup". Variety. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
^David Lepe (26 August 2018). "Película guatemalteca competirá en el festival de cine de Venecia". Publinews (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^"'Jose' Film Review: Powerful Drama Examines Being Poor and Gay in Guatemala". 29 January 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^Kramer, Gary M. (28 January 2020). "Gay Love and Traditional Connections – Gay City News". gaycitynews.com. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^Kim, Kristen Yoonsoo (30 January 2020). "'José' Review: Coming of Age Gay in Guatemala". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
^Cheng, Li (26 January 2020). "Guatemalan film 'José' is a queer love story and drama". Q Voice News. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
josé, film, josé, guatemalan, feature, film, social, drama, cheng, first, shown, 75th, venice, film, festival, giornate, degli, autori, section, september, 2018, first, guatemala, central, america, film, ever, presented, venice, film, festival, failed, verific. Jose is a Guatemalan feature film social drama by Li Cheng It was first shown at the 75th Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section on 6 September 2018 2 It is the first Guatemala and Central America film ever presented in Venice Film Festival 3 failed verification JoseDirected byLi ChengWritten byLi Cheng George F RobersonProduced byGeorge F Roberson Li ChengStarringEnrique Salanic Manolo Herrera Ana Cecilia MotaCinematographyPaolo GironEdited byLenz ClaureMusic byYao ChenProductioncompanyYQstudioRelease date6 September 2018 2018 09 06 Venice Running time85 minutesCountriesGuatemala USALanguageSpanishBox office 26 563 1 The film centers the experiences a young gay Guatemalan man who lives with his mother 4 5 The coming of age film grapples with the realities of being an LGBTQ person searching for love in a highly religious and homophobic country 6 7 Contents 1 Cast 2 Reception 3 Awards 4 ReferencesCast editEnrique Salanic as Jose Manolo Herrera as Luis Ana Cecelia Mota as Mom Jhakelyn Waleska Gonzalez Gonzalez as Monica Esteban Lopez Ramirez as Carlos Juan Andres Molina Cardona as JuanReception editThe Hollywood Reporter reviewer wrote of a tender observational quality backed by confident visual sense and the unabashed treatment of gay sex and nudity 8 while Rich Cline called it earthy and honest 9 The film had its U S premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2019 10 Awards editJose was awarded the Queer Lion on 7 September 2018 11 The film won Best Spanish Language Film at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in 2019 12 References edit Jose 2019 Box Office Mojo Archived from the original on 31 December 2019 Retrieved 9 February 2020 Venice days lineup Variety Retrieved 24 July 2018 David Lepe 26 August 2018 Pelicula guatemalteca competira en el festival de cine de Venecia Publinews in Spanish Retrieved 26 August 2018 Jose Film Review Powerful Drama Examines Being Poor and Gay in Guatemala 29 January 2020 Retrieved 3 November 2022 Kramer Gary M 28 January 2020 Gay Love and Traditional Connections Gay City News gaycitynews com Retrieved 4 November 2022 Kim Kristen Yoonsoo 30 January 2020 Jose Review Coming of Age Gay in Guatemala The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 3 November 2022 Cheng Li 26 January 2020 Guatemalan film Jose is a queer love story and drama Q Voice News Retrieved 3 November 2022 David Ronney Jose Film Review The Hollywood Reporter Retrieved 31 August 2018 Rich Cline Jose Shadows on the wall Retrieved 6 September 2018 Hipes Patrick 12 January 2019 Santa Barbara Film Festival Finalizes 2019 Lineup Deadline Retrieved 4 November 2022 12 Queer Lion Award to Jose by Li Cheng Queer Lion Queer Lion 6 September 2018 Retrieved 21 October 2018 Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2019 IMDb Retrieved 4 November 2022 nbsp This Guatemalan film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jose film amp oldid 1189345602, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
