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The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium •  
2025 •  
110 mins

A Western and desert fable unlike any other, The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo takes us to a small, isolated mining town in 1982 Chile, where a mysterious illness is said to spread through the looks exchanged between lovers at the town’s defiantly queer cabaret bar. As fear and superstition take hold, Lidia—a curious pre-teen growing up among trans women and the bar’s beloved regulars—sets out in search of the truth. Winner of the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at Cannes, Diego Céspedes’s luminous debut blends melodrama, magical realism, and coming-of-age tenderness with striking humor, heartfelt performances, and the stunning beauty of the desert landscape. Through silence, gesture, and deep affection, it captures both the fragility and fierce strength of chosen family under threat. Flamingo is bold, deeply moving, and wildly original—a tribute to love, memory, and the courage to face the future with resilience and without fear. —João Federici

Un western y una fábula del desierto como ninguna otra, La mirada misteriosa del flamenco nos lleva a un pequeño y aislado pueblo minero del norte de Chile en 1982, donde se dice que una enfermedad misteriosa se transmite a través de las miradas que se cruzan entre amantes en el cabaret del pueblo —un espacio abiertamente queer que desafía las normas. A medida que el miedo y la superstición se apoderan de la comunidad, Lidia —una niña preadolescente curiosa que crece entre mujeres trans y los entrañables asiduos del bar— emprende la búsqueda de la verdad. Ganadora del Premio del Jurado Un Certain Regard en Cannes, la luminosa ópera prima de Diego Céspedes combina melodrama, realismo mágico y ternura del despertar adolescente con un humor sorprendente, actuaciones conmovedoras y la belleza deslumbrante del paisaje desértico. A través del silencio, los gestos y un profundo afecto, retrata tanto la fragilidad como la fuerza feroz de una familia elegida bajo amenaza. Flamenco es audaz, profundamente emotiva y totalmente original: un homenaje al amor, la memoria y el coraje para enfrentar el futuro con resiliencia y sin miedo. —João Federici


Director/s

Diego Céspedes Diego Céspedes

Diego Céspedes is a Chilean filmmaker. He studied film and television at the University of Chile. In 2018, he wrote and directed his first short film, The Summer of the Electric Lion, which won the Cinéfondation First Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Nest Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. In 2022, he returned to Cannes with The Melting Creatures, his second short, which had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival's Semaine de la Critique. The short was also part of the official selection at festivals that include Toronto, San Sebastián, and Clermont-Ferrand.

Expected Guests

DIEGO CÉSPEDES: Writer/Director

Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Saturday, October 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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COUNTRY
Chile, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium
YEAR
2025
Premiere
US premiere
RUNTIME
110 minutes
DIRECTOR/S
Diego Céspedes
LANGUAGE
Spanish
PRODUCER
Giancarlo Nasi, Justin Pechberty, Damien Megherbi
WRITER
Diego Céspedes
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Angello Faccini Rueda
EDITOR
Martial Salomo
NOTE WRITER
João Federici
SECTION
WORLD CINEMA
INITIATIVE
VIVA EL CINE
STRAND
SPIRIT