Temblores (2019)

Temblores: Directed by Jayro Bustamante. With Juan Pablo Olyslager, Diane Bathen, Mauricio Armas Zebadúa, Rui Frati. The coming out of an evangelical father shatters his family, his community and uncovers a profoundly repressive society.

“u0026quot;Tembloresu0026quot; is another in the u0026quot;gay conversionu0026quot; film genre, so, though itu0026#39;s a solid enough movie in its own right, it suffers from having a u0026quot;been there done thatu0026quot; quality.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis time around the setting is Guatemala, and the protagonist is a married man with children whose affair with another man sends his strict religious family into a tailspin. The movie marches through its predictable paces with decent if not especially memorable performances and a suitably downbeat ending.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Tembloresu0026quot; isnu0026#39;t a film that Iu0026#39;m going to spend much time mulling over or have a strong feeling about one way or the other, but it does shed light on some really backwards cultural beliefs and laws in Guatemala, so if it brings some awareness to the harm yet one more countryu0026#39;s rigid convictions are doing to a subset of its population, I can forgive it for being a bit late to the party.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGrade: B”