1982. Eleven-year-old Lidia lives with her beloved queer family in a desert mining town in northern Chile. As an unknown and deadly disease begins to spread, legend has it that it is transmitted between two men, through a simple glance, when they fall in love. While people are accusing her family, Lidia must find out whether this myth is real or not.
Diego CÉSPEDES
Winner of the Un Certain Regard Prize at the 2025 Festival de Cannes for his debut feature, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo. His work has also screened at major festivals including San Sebastián, Sundance and Toronto, and has received awards and selections at leading international festivals. Blending the fantastical with the everyday, his films explore marginal spaces and emotional communities with a singular visual language. He is currently developing his second feature film, The Case of a Boy Who Lost His Heart.
