Dependencia Sexual - Sexual Dependency - 2003
"Five teenagers in the U.S. and Bolivia try to make sense of their sexuality and the complexity of their identity."
Bolivian filmmaker Rodrigo Bellott directs the drama Sexual Dependency, co-written by Haitian-American writer Lenelle Moise. The film is a digital video study of the experiences and representations of multicultural youth sexuality. Using a split screen throughout, the five stories are interwoven through a series of fictional underwear advertisements. Starting in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, "My Baby Is a Woman Now" is about teenaged Jessica (Alexandra Aponte) losing her virginity. "You Damn Whore" is about teenaged Sebastian (Roberto Urbina) visiting a brothel. "The Bluest Eyes" follows macho Choco (Jorge Antonio Saavedra) on his last night in Bolivia before he goes to the U.S. Changing the setting to a New York university, "Mirrors" concerns the rape of African-American woman Adinah (Ronica V. Reddick) . "Angels and Billboards" involves the gang rape of a gay football player (Matthew Guida). Sexual Dependency was shown at the Locarno Film Festival.
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3 Comments:
"Angels and Billboards" - are you sure that who was on the receiving end of that? I thought it was someone else unexpected, I won't say who (not to spoil the ending).
By
eduardo, at December 1, 2004 7:38 PM
I have watched the movie, and didn't pay attention to the review I got here.
But I know what you mean, that wasn't the raped guy :)
I'll see if I can get a different review ...
thanks for pointing that out !!
By
Vortex_ICS, at December 2, 2004 9:38 AM
the review is incorrect. The closeted gay football player doesn't get raped. Someone else does.
By
Anonymous, at January 29, 2005 2:24 AM
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