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Шаблон:Infobox film A Male (Spanish: Un varón) is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Fabián Hernández Alvarado in his directorial debut. Starring Felipe Ramírez Espitia. It is about a teenager who will have to face the ferocity of his neighborhood where the codes of masculinity and the law of the strongest is mandatory to survive. It is a co-production between Colombia, Germany, France and the Netherlands.

A Male had its world premiere on May 24, 2022, at Directors' Fortnight at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Caméra d'Or and the Queer Palm. It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.

Synopsis

Carlos lives in a boarding school in the center of Bogotá, a kind of refuge where the harshness and troubles of life are mitigated. Carlos longs to spend Christmas with his mother and sister, immersed in circles of urban violence. Upon leaving the boarding school, Carlos confronts the rigor of the streets of his neighborhood, where the law of the strongest, the most masculine prevails. He will have to choose between following these codes of masculinity or trusting his deep nature.

Cast

The actors participating in this film are:

• Felipe Ramírez Espitia as Carlos
• Juanita Carrillo Ortiz as Nicole
• Jhonathan Steven Rodríguez as Freddy

Production

Principal photography began in 2021 for 5 weeks in the Las Cruces, San Bernardo and Santa Fe neighborhoods, as well as Los Mártires with the La Pepita, La Estanzuela and Voto Nacional neighborhoods and in Puente Aranda in the UPI Integral Protection Unit located in Bogotá, Colombia.

Release

Festivals

A Male had its world premiere on May 24, 2022, at Directors' Fortnight at the 75th Cannes Film Festival, then screened on August 4, 2022, at the 26th Lima Film Festival, on September 22, 2022, at the 70th San Sebastian International Film Festival and on March 24, 2023, at the Cartagena International Film Festival.

Theatrical

It was released commercially on March 15, 2023, in French theaters and on April 13 of the same year in Colombian theaters.

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 86% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.

Accolades

Year	Award / Festival	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2022	Cannes Film Festival	Caméra d’Or	A Male	Шаблон:Nom
		Queer Palm		Шаблон:Nom
	Guanajuato International Film Festival	Best International Feature Film		Шаблон:Nom
	Lima Film Festival	Best Picture		Шаблон:Nom
		Special Jury Award		Шаблон:Won
		Best Actor	Felipe Ramírez Espitia	Шаблон:Won
		Competition Fiction - Best Cinematography	Sofía Oggioni Hatt	Шаблон:Won
		International Critics Jury Award for Best Film	A Male	Шаблон:Won
	Nara International Film Festival	Golden Shika Award		Шаблон:Nom
	San Sebastian International Film Festival	Horizontes Award		Шаблон:Nom
		Sebastiane Award		Шаблон:Nom
	São Paulo International Film Festival	Best Film - Jury Prize		Шаблон:Nom
	Paris Gay and Lesbian Film Festival	Libertés Chéries Award		Шаблон:Won
	International Festival of New Latin American Cinema of Havana	Arrecife Award		Шаблон:Won
	Pingyao International Film Festival	Jury Special Mention		Шаблон:Won
2023	Fribourg International Film Festival	Grand Prix		Шаблон:Nom
	Macondo Awards	Best Picture		Шаблон:Nom
		Best Director	Fabián Hernández Alvarado	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Cinematography	Sofia Oggioni	Шаблон:Nom
		Best Art Direction	Juan Bernal	Шаблон:Nom

See also

• List of submissions to the 95th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
• List of Colombian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

External links

• Шаблон:IMDb title