Overview

• The film received the Queer Lion at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival for its authentic LGBTQ+ portrayal in a hypermasculine setting.
• Festival organizers cited the producer’s courage and the director’s audacity in depicting carnal, explicit sexuality with sincerity and a moving portrait of love between two men.
• The Venice premiere in the Orizzonti section drew sustained applause reported at more than seven minutes from an emotional audience and cast.
• Set in northern Mexico’s trucking milieu, the story centers on Muñeco and Veneno, portrayed by Osvaldo Sánchez and Víctor Prieto, exploring solitude, risk and desire without revealing key plot turns.
• Produced by Inna Payán’s Animal de Luz Films with support from Diego Luna, the movie was shot largely in Ciudad Juárez with police or National Guard protection, featured intensive actor immersion and intimacy coordination, and is slated to continue on the festival circuit including Morelia.