The Fall of the Swift

The Fall of the Swift

La caída del vencejo

Bilbao, 1984. Kepa is a young working-class man who lives in an oppressive family environment and decides to pack his bags and run away. The same night he intends to leave, his friends prepare an... More
13m Spain 2021
Free
Subtitles
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Tags
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Synopsis

Bilbao, 1984. Kepa is a young working-class man who lives in an oppressive family environment and decides to pack his bags and run away. The same night he intends to leave, his friends prepare an attack in protest at the closure of the shipyards where they worked.

☆ A love that can’t be kept, a world that can’t be escaped.
☆ Combining class and sexuality, the director won the Queer Palm at the Cannes Film Festival for this short film.

Details

Country
Spain
Language
Spanish
Director
Gonzalo Quincoces
Cast
Lucas Ybarra Nicolás Zavala
Awards & Selections
2021 Cannes Film Festival Queer Palm - Short Film, 2021 Chéries-Chéris Paris LGBT Film Festival

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