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Fireflies (2018)

21/10/2018 (GR)Drama1h 28m
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Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Arash Marandi

      Arash Marandi

      Ramin

    2. Flor Eduarda Gurrola

      Flor Eduarda Gurrola

      Leti (as Flor Eduarda Gurrola)

    3. Luis Alberti

      Luis Alberti

      Guillermo

    4. Eligio Meléndez

      Eligio Meléndez

      Jorge

    5. Ishbel Bautista

      Ishbel Bautista

      Rosi

    6. Eduardo Mendizabal

      Ernesto

    7. Uriel Ledesma

      Cuyo

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Apr 13, 2022

    Arash Marandi ("Ramin") has escaped his harsh life in Iran and is trying to make it to Greece. Unfortunately, he stowed aboard a boat going a bit further afield - and he ends up in Mexico with little money and even less Spanish. Using his limited English, he manages to find some lodgings and a job in construction for which his svelte frame is ill suited. He is gay and occasionally seeks comfort under the pier, but the main object of his affections is increasingly his tattooed pal "Guillermo" (Luis Alberti) who has designs on emigrating for a construction job in Canada. The narrative is busy; w...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageSpanish

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    Keywords

    • friendship
    • self-discovery
    • identity
    • melancholy
    • exile
    • migration
    • tropical
    • heartbreak
    • lgbt
    • solitude
    • masculinity
    • veracruz
    • gay theme