You'll Never Be Alone (film)

You'll Never Be Alone (Spanish: Nunca vas a estar solo) is a 2016 Chilean drama film written and directed by Álex Anwandter. It was shown in the Panorama section at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival.[1] The film won a Jury Award from the Teddy Awards for LGBT-related feature films.[2]

You'll Never Be Alone
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Directed byÁlex Anwandter
Written byAlex Anwandter
Produced byIsabel Orellana Guarello
StarringSergio Hernández
Antonia Zegers
CinematographyMatías Illanes
Edited byFelipe Gálvez Haberle
Music byAlex Anwandter
Production
companies
5AM Producciones
Araucaria Cine
Release date
  • 16 February 2016 (2016-02-16) (Berlin)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

The film centres on Juan (Sergio Hernández), a shy factory worker struggling to pay the medical bills after his gay son is hospitalized in a gaybashing incident.

Plot

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After his teenage gay son is violently attacked, Juan (Sergio Hernández), a withdrawn manager at a mannequin factory, is faced with a difficult choice between paying for the exorbitant medical costs of his son Pablo (Andrew Bargsted) and making a final attempt to become a partner with his boss. As Juan struggles to navigate through dead ends and unexpected betrayals, he discovers that the world he thought he knew is also ready to be violent with him. Although Juan has made many mistakes, he still has a chance to save his son.

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References

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  1. ^ "Berlinale 2016: Panorama 2016 Complete". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 24 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Berlin: 'Tomcat' Wins Teddy Award for Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter, 20 February 2016.
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