Ireland’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards is actually set in Cuba, but as director Paddy Breathnach is Irish it could go on the Oscar shortlist. It’s also a queer-themed movie that looks like it’s be well worth a watch.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘VIVA stars Héctor Medina as Jesus, a young hairdresser working at a Havana nightclub that showcases drag performers, who dreams of being a performer himself. Encouraged by his mentor, Mama (Luis Alberto García), Jesus finally gets his chance to take the stage. But when his estranged father Angel (Jorge Perugorría) abruptly reenters his life, his world is quickly turned upside down. As father and son clash over their opposing expectations of each other, VIVA becomes a love story as the men struggle to understand one another and reconcile as a family. VIVA was a hit at the 2015 Telluride Film Festival, and is Ireland’s entry for the Best Foreign Film Academy Award this year.’
The movie will be in US cinemas on February 5th, 2016, but you can take a look at the trailer below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGQxqTMA3go
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