Jos\u00e9
\nSun Feb 24 6:00 PM Selling Fast
\nEvent Cinemas George St
\nUnclassified 18+ 85 Mins<\/p>\n
Winner of the Queer Lion at the 2018 Venice Film Festival<\/strong>, Jos\u00e9 is a quiet and beautifully told story of first love unfolding against the harsh reality of life in contemporary Guatemala.<\/p>\n This sensitive and engrossing film centres on Jos\u00e9, a young man working hard to support himself and his mother, who sets off each morning at the crack of dawn to sell her wares at market. In the midst of life in a chaotic city, Jos\u00e9 finds temporary solace through fleeting moments arranged via a hookup app.<\/p>\n When Luis enters his life, Jos\u00e9 is pushed into painful self-reflection as he struggles with first love and his relationship with his religious mother. Even while he searches for fulfilment, the burden of duty weighs heavily on his shoulders.<\/p>\n Jos\u00e9 is an authentic, moving, and altogether immersive cinema experience, one that places you directly on the streets Jos\u00e9 treads, with an unforgettable bittersweet quality that lingers long after the film ends.<\/p>\n Australian Premiere<\/p>\n Winner 2018 Venice Film Festival Queer Lion<\/strong><\/p>\n “Jose and Luis’ relaxed, hopeful connection beautifully catches how neither imagined they could find a relationship like this. Cinematographer Paolo Giron skilfully frames the characters within dramatic wide shots of the city and the gorgeous countryside in contrast to much grittier interiors” – Shadows on the Wall<\/p>\n