The Strong Ones

The Strong Ones (Spanish: Los fuertes) is a 2019 Chilean film directed by Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo and starring Samuel González and Antonio Altamirano.

The Strong Ones
Chilean theatrical release poster
SpanishLos fuertes
Directed byOmar Zúñiga Hidalgo
Produced by
  • Omar Zúñiga Hidalgo
  • José Luis Rivas
Written byOmar Zúñiga Hidalgo
Starring
  • Samuel González
  • Antonio Altamirano
Music bySokio
CinematographyNicolás Ibieta
Edited byCarolina Marín
Production
company
  • Cinestación
  • Terranova
Release date
  • 7 October 2019 (2019-10-07) (Valdivia)
  • 12 March 2020 (2020-03-12) (Chile)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryChile
LanguageSpanish

The movie is based on the original short film San Cristóbal, winner of the Teddy Award 2015 in the Berlin International Film Festival.[1] González and Altamirano, the protagonists in the short film, reprised their roles in the full-length film.

The Strong Ones was released in 2019 as the opening film of the Valdivia International Film Festival.[2] Then, it participated in several international festivals like OutFest and Mardi Gras Film Festival.[3][4] It received theatrical release on 12 March 2020 in Chile; however, the COVID-19 pandemic suspended most of cinemas a few days later.[5] Finally, it was released for free in the Ondamedia streaming platform on 21 August 2020.[6]

The movie was filmed in the city of Valdivia and neighboring Niebla, where an old Spanish fortress is used as background for the romance between the two protagonists. Los fuertes, the original name in Spanish, is a pun using the plural of fuerte, which can mean "strong" and "fortress".

Plot

Lucas (Samuel González) travels to the town of Niebla, in Southern Chile, to visit his sister Carolina (Marcela Salinas) before departing to Montreal, where he has received a scholarship for postgraduate studies. In Niebla, Lucas befriends and falls in love with Antonio (Antonio Altamirano), a fisherman and part-time actor for historical reenactments of the capture of Valdivia's fortresses.

Cast
Actors representing Chilean soldiers in an historical reenactment in Niebla, like Antonio does in the film.
  • Samuel González - Lucas, an architect from Santiago that receives an scholarship in Montreal, Canada. Lucas and their conservative parents are separated due to Lucas's homosexuality.
  • Antonio Altamirano - Antonio Galindo, a young sailor from Niebla. He works also as a Chilean soldier in historical reenactments of the Capture of Valdivia for tourists visiting the town's fortress.
  • Marcela Salinas - Catalina, Lucas' sister. She works as a dentist in the Niebla's hospital.
  • Gabriela Fernández - Adriana, Antonio's grandmother and takecarer after the death of his parents.
  • Rafael Contreras - Martín, Catalina's partner.
  • Nicolás Corales - Roca, Antonio's shipmate.

See also

References
  1. "Teddy Winner 2015". Premio Teddy. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  2. "Catálogo FIC 2019" (PDF). Festival Internacional de Cine de Valdivia. 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. "Película "Los fuertes": una intensa historia de amor filmada en el sur de Chile". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2020-02-17. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  4. "Los fuertes". Cinechile (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  5. "Omar Zúñiga, director de "Los Fuertes": "La película habla de un Chile nuevo, en el que todos nos podemos sentir conectados con ese amor"". El Mostrador (in Spanish). 2020-04-10. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  6. "Ondamedia estrenará 15 películas chilenas completamente gratis". Finde (in Spanish). 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
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