José (film)
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| Directed by | Li Cheng |
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| Cinematography | Paolo Giron |
| Edited by | Lenz Claure |
| Music by | Yao Chen |
Production company | YQstudio |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $26,563 |
José is a Guatemalan feature-film social-drama by Li Cheng. It was first shown at the 75th Venice Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section on 6 September 2018. It is the first Guatemala and Central America film ever presented in Venice Film Festival.
The film centers the experiences a young gay Guatemalan man who lives with his mother. The coming-of-age film grapples with the realities of being an LGBTQ+ person searching for love in a highly religious and homophobic country.