Plan B (2009 film)
Plan B | |
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Directed by | Marco Berger |
Written by | Marco Berger |
Produced by | Martín Cuinat |
Starring | Manuel Vignau Lucas Ferraro Mercedes Quinteros |
Cinematography | Tomas Perez Silva |
Edited by | Marco Berger |
Music by | Pedro Irusta |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
Country | Argentina |
Language | Spanish |
Plan B is a 2009 Spanish language film by Argentinean director Marco Berger.
Plot
The film asks questions about attraction between males and whether such "gay" behavior is built-in or can two presumably straight guys fall in love over the long haul by spending time together and growing attached?
Bruno (Manuel Vignau) is dumped by his girlfriend Laura (Mercedes Quinteros); so Bruno's mind plans a cold, sweet vengeance on Laura's new boyfriend Pablo. Bruno wants to manipulate Pablo to dump Laura. But, when that plan doesn't seem to be working, Bruno conceives of "Plan B," seducing Pablo and stealing him away from Laura himself. He discusses his ideas and his progress with his friend Victor (Damián Canduci), a sort of partner in crime and a sounding board for Bruno. And according to his plan, Bruno opens a clandestine "relationship" with Pablo. But, along the way, there is an increasing affinity between Bruno and Pablo. The two men bond easily and quickly around a few common interests and memories from their younger days. Using alcohol and light drugs also helps them to get close, making them reconsider their own sexualities in a new light. By the end of the film, they venture to fall for each other.
Cast
- Manuel Vignau as Bruno
- Lucas Ferraro as Pablo
- Mercedes Quinteros as Laura
- Damián Canduci as Victor
- Ana Lucia Antony as Ana
- Carolina Stegmayer as Verónica
- Antonia De Michelis as Madre Victor
- Ariel Nuñez Di Croce as Javier
Screenings
The film was an official selection at the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema (BAFICI), at The Rome International Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and films festivals in Havana, Palm Springs, Bilbao, Toulouse, Amsterdam and Melbourne.[1]