USA,
2024, 105 min
Cinematography:
Santiago GonzalezComposer:
Steven PriceCast:
Héctor Medina, Eros de la Puente, Adria Arjona, Jorge Perugorría, Luis Alberto Garcia, Omar Patin, Yasser MichelénPlots(1)
Inspired by true events, Los Frikis is a powerful coming-of-age story set in early 90s Cuba, centering around 18-year-old Gustavo (Eros de la Puente) who idolizes his older brother Paco (an astonishing Héctor Medina) and his punk, "Frikis" bandmates. When word reaches the Frikis of a potential reprieve from the effects of the economic crisis, they do the now unthinkable: deliberately inject themselves with HIV to live at a government-run treatment home. It's there that they create their own utopia to live and play music freely. (Miami Film Festival)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Miami Film Festival
- 2024 - Mike Schwartz, Tyler Nilson (Knight Marimbas Award)