US EditionChilean AIDS Drama ‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Wins Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes
- Diego Cspedes' Chilean drama 'The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo' won the 2025 Cannes Un Certain Regard main prize this evening in Cannes.
- The film, set in 1982 northern Chile during an unknown deadly illness outbreak, reflects fears over AIDS and bigotry linked to queer men’s gaze.
- The story follows 11-year-old Lidia, who lives with a queer family and seeks the truth amid accusations and a myth that the disease spreads through love-filled glances.
- The jury, led by British director Molly Manning Walker, awarded the film the prize among 20 contesting works, praising Cspedes’ bold debut and performances by Matas Cataln and Paula Dinamarca.
- The film’s acclaim highlights continuing global engagement with LGBTQ+ themes and AIDS-related stigma, suggesting artistic cinema's role in addressing social issues.
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Diego Céspedes, Chilean Director Winner of the Category “A Certain Look” in Cannes: “I Hope This Opens Doors to Not only the Upper Class Being Able to Make Films” - La Tercera
It is the day after the instant that the name of Diego Céspedes (30) and his first feature film, The Mysterious Look of Flamenco, was announced as the winner by the jury of Un Certain Regard (A certain look) at the Cannes Festival 2025. In this section he awards films with innovative proposals within the edition.The work of the Chilean director had the merit to take the recognition.Céspedes presented at the Festival his first film, a story locat…
Chilean Drama ‘The Mysterious Gaze Of The Flamingo’ Wins Top Un Certain Regard Prize
Chilean Drama The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo by Diego Céspedes won the main Un Certain Regard Prize this evening in Cannes. Set in 1982, the film follows eleven-year-old Lidia lives with her beloved queer family in a desert mining town in northern Chile. As an unknown and deadly disease begins to spread, legend has it that it is transmitted between two men, through a simple glance, when they fall in love. While people are accusing her fam…
Chilean AIDS Drama ‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Wins Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes
The Cannes Film Festival’s second-most prestigious competition, Un Certain Regard, is typically dominated by newer, less heralded names in world cinema. But there was more star power than usual at stake in this year’s awards ceremony, as pundits wondered whether one of the three debut features by prominent actors-turned-directors in this year’s lineup — Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansson and Harris Dickinson — could land a prize. As it turned…
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