| Boystown | |
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| Spanish | Chuecatown |
| Directed by | Juan Flahn |
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| Cinematography | Juan Carlos Lausín |
| Edited by | Ascen Marchena |
| Music by | David San José |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Boystown (Spanish: Chuecatown) is a 2007 Spanish comedy film directed by Juan Flahn from a screenplay by Flahn, Félix Sabroso and Dunia Ayaso.[1][2][3]
Synopsis
The plot focuses on the neighborhood of Chueca that is located in Madrid. Victor, an owner of a real-estate company, wants to have a monopoly over all the apartments in Chueca, in order to turn it into the Madrid version of the Castro district in San Francisco, but the apartments are owned by senior citizens that do not want to sell to him. Víctor decides to take matters into his own hands and murder anyone that stands in his way. Everything is going Víctor's way until Rey and Luis, a gay couple, inherit the apartment of Víctor's latest victim. Víctor tries to buy the apartment from Rey but he refuses to sell it because he wants his mother, Doña Antonia, to move into the apartment. Now Víctor has to find a way to kill Doña Antonia while police are out looking for the murderer that is on the loose in Chueca.
Cast
- Pepón Nieto as Leo[1]
- Pablo Puyol as Víctor[1]
- Concha Velasco as Antonia[2]
- Rosa Maria Sardà as Mila[1]
- Carlos Fuentes as Rey[1]
- Edu Soto as Luis
- Mariola Fuentes as Lola
- Montserrat Alcoverro as Susi
- Ángel Burgos as Mario
- Margarita Calatayud as Abuela de Lola
- Joan Crosas as Sr. Pardo
- Antonio Municio as Raul
- Carmen Pardo as Vecina
- Germán Tormo as Comisario
- Pedro Veral as Fran
Awards
The film was awarded Best International Feature at FilmOut San Diego in 2008.[4]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Chuecatown". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
- 1 2 Harvey, Dennis (November 13, 2007). "Chuecatown". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Boystown (AKA Chuecatown)". Film Threat. January 2, 2009. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ↑ "2008 Awards List" (PDF). FilmOut San Diego. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 31, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
External links
- Boystown at IMDb
- FilmOut San Diego PDF Archived 2017-12-31 at the Wayback Machine