A Thousand Clouds of Peace
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A Thousand Clouds of Peace
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A teenager discovers that mending a broken heart is no simple thing in this independent romantic drama from Mexico. Gerardo (Juan Carlos Ortuno), a 17-year-old who has recently embraced his homosexuality, has just parted ways with his first serious boyfriend, Bruno (Juan Carlos Torres). Gerardo has fallen into a deep depression after losing Bruno, and he drifts through Mexico City, where he meets and makes love with a number of attractive strangers. However, his hedonistic adventures cannot wash away the pain in his heart. The first feature-length project from director Julian Hernandez, Mil Nubes de Paz Cercan el Cielo, Amor, Jamás Acabarás de Ser Amor was screened at the 2003 Berlin Film Festival, where it received the Teddy award, given to the best Gay or Lesbian-themed film shown at the fest. ~ Mark Deming, RoviCast
- Juan Carlos Ortuno - Gerardo
- Juan Torres - Bruno
- Perla de la Rosa - Anna
- Salvador Alvarez - Susana
- Rosa-Maria Gomez - Mary
Credit
Julián Hernández - Director, Jacobo Hernandez - Editor, Emiliano Arenales Osorio - Editor, Carol Jimenez - Production Designer, Diego Arizmendi - Cinematographer, Roberto Fiesco - Producer, Julián Hernández - Screenwriter| A Thousand Acres (1997 Film), A Thing of Wonder: The Mind + Matter of Jerry Andrus (2002 Film) | |
| A Thousand Clowns (1965 Film), A Thousand Dreams Such as These (2004 Film) |
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A Thousand Clouds of Peace
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| Directed by | Julián Hernández |
| Produced by | Roberto Fiesco |
| Written by | Julián Hernández |
| Starring | Juan Carlos Ortuno |
| Cinematography | Diego Arizmendi |
| Editing by | Emiliano Arenales Osorio Jacopo Hernández |
| Distributed by | Strand Releasing (USA) |
| Release date(s) | February 11, 2003 (Berlin Film Festival) April 2, 2004 (USA) October 15, 2004 (Mexico) |
| Running time | 83 mins. |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
A Thousand Clouds of Peace is a 2003 romantic drama film written and directed by Julián Hernández. Its original Spanish title is Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor and alternative titles for it are A Thousand Clouds of Peace Fence the Sky, Love; Your Being Love Will Never End and A Thousand Peace Clouds Encircle the Sky.
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Plot
Not long after coming to terms with his homosexuality, 17-year-old Gerardo has broken up with his first serious boyfriend. Trying to ease his pain he has a number of casual sexual encounters in Mexico City.
Cast
- Juan Carlos Ortuno as Gerardo
- Juan Torres as Bruno
- Perla de la Rosa as Anna
- Salvador Alvarez as Susana
- Rosa-Maria Gomez as Mary
- Mario Oliver as Umberto
- Clarisa Rendón as Nadia
- Salvador Hernandez as Antonio
- Pablo Molina as Andres
- Martha Gomez as Martha
- Manuel Grapain Zaquelarez as Jorge
- Miguel Loaiza as Adrian
- Llane Fragoso as Mirella
- Pilar Ruiz as Lola
Reception
Movie review website Rotten Tomatoes gave A Thousand Clouds of Peace a "rotten" rating of 32% based on eight reviews.[1] Metacritic gave it a "generally negative" rating of 35% based on 16 reviews.[2]
In 2003 the film won the Teddy Award for Best Feature Film at the Berlin International Film Festival as well as the awards for Best First Work at the Lima Latin American Film Festival. In 2004 it won the Silver Ariel at the Ariel Awards in Mexico.[3]
References
- ^ "A Thousand Clouds Of Peace (2003)". Rotten Tomatoes. http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/thousand_clouds_of_peace/. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Thousand Clouds of Peace, A". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/thousandcloudsofpeace?q=A%20Thousand%20Clouds%20of%20Peace. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Awards for Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor". Internet Movie Database. http://imdb.com/title/tt0358590/awards. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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