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The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

1982. Lidia lives with her beloved queer family in a desert mining town in Chile. A deadly disease begins to spread and legend has it that it is transmitted between two men when they fall in love.

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Title: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Year: 2025
Directed by: Diego Céspedes
Premiere & awards: Cannes International Film Festival 2025, Un Certain Regard
Produced by: LES VALSEURS (France), QUIJOTE FILMS ( Chile)
In co-production with: WEYDEMANN BROS (Germany), IRUSOIN ( Spain), WRONG MEN ( Belgium), ARTE (France),
Countries: Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium

synopsis

1982. Eleven-year-old Lidia lives with her beloved queer family in a desert mining town in northern Chile. As an unknown and deadly disease begins to spread, legend has it that it is transmitted between two men, through a simple glance, when they fall in love. While people are accusing her family, Lidia must find out whether this myth is real or not.

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Title: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo


TFL Awards: TFL Co-Production Award (€ 50,000) thanks to the support of Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union

TFL AWARDS:

TFL Co-Production Award (€ 50,000) thanks to the support of Creative Europe - MEDIA Programme of the European Union

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