4 Moons

10/10/20141h 50m

Theatrical Release (US)

Overview:

Four interwoven stories about love and self-acceptance: An eleven year-old boy struggles to keep secret the attraction he feels towards his male cousin. Two former childhood friends reunite and start a relationship that gets complicated due to one of them’s fear of getting caught. A gay long lasting relationship is in jeopardy when a third man comes along. An old family man is obsessed with a young male prostitute and tries to raise the money to afford the experience.

Director:

Sergio Tovar Velarde

Status:

Released

Language:

Spanish

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

love triangle
hustler
male friendship
male homosexuality
in the closet
gay marriage
lgbt
childhood friends
cousin relationship
gay theme

Cast

Antonio Velázquez

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Hugo

Alejandro de la Madrid

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Andrés

Cesar Ramos

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Fito

Gustavo Egelhaaf

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Leo

Alonso Echánove

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Joaquín

Alejandro Belmonte

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Gilberto

Gabriel Santoyo

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Mauricio

Sebastián Rivera

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Oliver

Mónica Dionne

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Aurora

Marta Aura

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Petra

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Reviews (2)

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tmdb15214618
Written 7 year(s) ago
3
This is an extended episode of a Mexican soap opera, except boring, and the principal characters are gay. A handful of moments--notably the last five minutes--have the impact they were intended to have but overall this is ineffectual.
CinemaSerf
Written 2 month(s) ago
6
This is a cleverly constructed series of 4 interwoven dramas telling stories of gay identity. The first features a young boy coming to terms with an infatuation at school and the consequences; the second with two best friends at school who reunite as young adults and discover there is more to their friendship; the third is an established couple going through their almost obligatory, irrational, relationship menopause and finally an older (married with a family) professor who frequents a sauna where he falls for a young prostitute trying to raise money to flee from Mexico to the USA. In themselves, none of the stories are particularly novel; we face the usual portrayals of fear, anger, lust, betrayal, lack of commitment and yes, there is even some love and reconciliation. The sensitive way the film deals with these issues, and some quite decent, at times nuanced, performances - as well as the use of a gently accompanying score makes this film much greater than the sum of the parts.