My Tender Matador

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My Tender Matador

2021

1h 33m

Romance

Drama

LGBTQ+

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MY TENDER MATADOR tells a story that takes place amid the political turmoil during 1980s Chile. Among gunshots and boleros, a passionate relationship flourishes between a lonely cross-dresser and a young guerrilla during the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. This lonely cross-dresser engages in a risky clandestine operation after falling in love with the guerrilla who asks them to hide dangerous secrets of the revolution at home in Chile.

Jay Weissberg

Variety

09/16/2020

Among the many praiseworthy qualities of "My Tender Matador," the most notable is its honesty.

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

09/03/2020

An intimate and classical portrait of two vastly different radicals.

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Fernanda Solórzano

Letras Libres

08/31/2021

A very fine adaptation of a treasured book. [Full review in Spanish]

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Guillem Martinez Oya

Cinematismo

06/14/2021

3.5/5

A movie to refresh the need of a common revolution: to have a look in the past to go to the future [Full review in Spanish]

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

06/11/2021

4/5

[Filmmaker Rodrigo Sepulveda] strikes a careful balance between political thriller and sensitive love story, which makes the film memorable and moving.

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Jennie Kermode

Eye for Film

06/11/2021

The film also benefits from excellent set design and costume work which brings the period and locations to life, fully formed.

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06/30/2022

A terrible trans show that's on Amazon.

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11/09/2021

Tengo Miedo Torero es una película que logra trasmitir gran parte de lo que esta busca, logra trasportar al espectador a una época oscura para Chile, brindando una mirada desconocida por la mayoría de las personas, su desarrollo lento ayuda a empatizar de mejor manera con los protagonistas, sus dolencias y miedos se sienten cercanos y realistas. En definitiva una gran película que honra de manera adecuada la memoria y la obra de Pedro Lemebel .

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07/21/2021

One of the most beautiful movie there I ever saw.

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MY TENDER MATADOR tells a story that takes place amid the political turmoil during 1980s Chile. Among gunshots and boleros, a passionate relationship flourishes between a lonely cross-dresser and a young guerrilla during the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile. This lonely cross-dresser engages in a risky clandestine operation after falling in love with the guerrilla who asks them to hide dangerous secrets of the revolution at home in Chile.

Director: Rodrigo Sepúlveda
Producer: Lucas Engel, Gregorio González, Florencia Larrea, Jorge López Vidales, Daniel Oliva
Screenwriter: Rodrigo Sepúlveda, Juan Elias Tovar
Distributor: Freestyle Digital Media
Production Co: Zapik Films, Forastero, Tornado, Caponeto
Genre: Romance, Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 4, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 4, 2021
Runtime: 1h 33m