From Afar

From Afar

201593 min6.1 / 10

A dark, intimate portrait of an unlikely bond between a lonely older man and a young gang leader in Caracas, exploring desire, vulnerability, and the possibility of connection amid violence and moral ambiguity.

Armando, a 50 year man, seeks young men in Caracas and pays them just for company. One day he meets Elder, a 17 years boy that is the leader of a criminal gang, and that meeting changes their lives forever.

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