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Raging Sun, Raging Sky
Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo
Directed byJulián Hernández
Written byJulián Hernández
Release date
2009
CountryMexico
LanguageSpanish

Raging Sun, Raging Sky (Spanish: Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo) is a 2009 Mexican film, made in 2008, written and directed by Julián Hernández. It is the last film in a trilogy by Hernández that includes A Thousand Clouds of Peace (2003) and Broken Sky (2006).[1] The film usually is over 3 hours long.[1] It won the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival.[2][3]

Plot

Two men, Kieri and Ryo, have an unquestioning love for each other. But their mutual devotion is not allowed to last. Ryo is abducted, and Kieri embarks upon a long and difficult journey to find him. Unbeknownst to Kieri, it is "heaven's heart" herself that leads and protects him on his quest. Before Kieri finds his companion, Ryo loses his life. And Kieri, desperate to find his beloved, agrees to sacrifice his body to bring about Ryo's resurrection. When they both die, "heaven's heart" reunites them in death and the two men return to life through myth.

Cast

Reception

Jay Weissberg from Variety states in 2009, "The power of desire has rarely been so ravishingly lensed" but "without dialogue and awash in naked male-on-male couplings", it would be difficult to sell the film to audiences.[2] Armond White from New York Press on 10 June 2009 noted "[Director] Hernández further develops his ideas on form, romanticism and spirituality. His images are beautiful and intriguing enough to win the popular audience he deserves".[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b B. Ruby Rich New Queer Cinema: The Director’s Cut, p. 178, at Google Books
  2. ^ a b Weissberg, Jay (16 February 2009). "Raging Sun, Raging Sky". Variety. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ Andrés Lema-Hincapié and Debra A. Castillo (editors)Despite All Adversities: Spanish-American Queer Cinema, p. 263, at Google Books
  4. ^ "Raging Sun, Raging Sky (2008)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 April 2019.

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Teddy Award winners for Best LGBT Feature Film
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