Delantero

Directed by Irán Hernández Castillo

After getting in a fight, a handsome young soccer player leaves his small village in Cuba to escape rumors that he is gay. He moves to Havana to live with his aunt and soon is playing soccer with new friends. However, the rumors start up again and he is forced to confront his sexuality.
Delantero is a grounded sports drama about ambition, masculinity and sexuality within a competitive football environment. Irán Hernández Castillo works with restraint, and the familiar pressures of the sport give the character’s private conflict an effective tension.

Delantero

Directed by Irán Hernández Castillo

After getting in a fight, a handsome young soccer player leaves his small village in Cuba to escape rumors that he is gay. He moves to Havana to live with his aunt and soon is playing soccer with new friends. However, the rumors start up again and he is forced to confront his sexuality.

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Delantero is a grounded sports drama about ambition, masculinity and sexuality within a competitive football environment. Irán Hernández Castillo works with restraint, and the familiar pressures of the sport give the character’s private conflict an effective tension.