The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo / La misteriosa mirada del flamenco

A single glance is enough. Eye to eye. And you’re bewitched! In 1982, a mysterious disease spreads through a parched mining town in Chile as quickly as superstition. At the heart of it all is the mystically beautiful Flamingo and her foster daughter, twelve-year-old Lidia, raised within a quirky queer family. As panic over the illness grows, Flamingo is stalked by a man with a dangerously dark gaze. Determined to protect her, Lidia sets out to uncover the true cause of the sickness before the superstitious townspeople turn against them. What hides behind the merciless plague striking down those who dare to love? Blending absurd humor with chilling moments, this magical-realist story offers a powerful reflection on human relationships and the solidarity of the queer community. At just thirty years of age, debut director Diego Céspedes won Un Certain Regard, the main prize at Cannes, as well as the Best Latin American Film award in San Sebastián.

Trigger warning: transphobia, violence, blood