La León

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
Distributed by	MK2 Diffusion
Release date	February 11, 2007 (Berlin International Film Festival);
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.

Plot

On an island in the Paraná Delta of Argentina, Álvaro (Román) works as a fisherman and a reed cutter. His homosexuality and love of books make him an outsider in the small village. The brutish El Turu (Valenzuela) captains La León, the town ferry. He views Álvaro as a threat, bullying him almost constantly. However, as the film progresses, El Turu's hidden attraction to Álvaro becomes obvious.^[1]^[2]^[3]