4 Moons

2014 1h 50m ES

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7.3

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★7.3TMDB · 184

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Four interwoven stories about love and self-acceptance: An eleven year-old boy struggles to keep secret the attraction he feels towards his male cousin. Two former childhood friends reunite and start a relationship that gets complicated due to one of them’s fear of getting caught. A gay long lasting relationship is in jeopardy when a third man comes along. An old family man is obsessed with a young male prostitute and tries to raise the money to afford the experience.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Antonio Velázquez
Hugo
Alejandro de la Madrid
Andrés
Cesar Ramos
Fito
Gustavo Egelhaaf
Leo
Alonso Echánove
Joaquín
Alejandro Belmonte
Gilberto
Gabriel Santoyo
Mauricio
Sebastián Rivera
Oliver

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sergio Tovar Velarde
Writers: Sergio Tovar Velarde
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Mexico

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Sergio Tovar Velarde, shot by Yannick Nolin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Max Blasquez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Antonio Velázquez and Alejandro de la Madrid and Cesar Ramos carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt2260850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Sergio Tovar Velarde directs. Yannick Nolin behind the camera. Max Blasquez cuts. Produced in Mexico. Dialogue in Spanish.

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1Released 12 years ago.
2Directed by Sergio Tovar Velarde, shot by Yannick Nolin. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Editor Max Blasquez shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Antonio Velázquez and Alejandro de la Madrid and Cesar Ramos carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt2260850 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Classified under 10 themes, including "love triangle", "hustler", "male friendship", "male homosexuality".

The technical file

Cinematography: Yannick Nolin
Editing: Max Blasquez
Runtime: 110 min · 1h 50m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: ES
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: 4 Moons (2014)

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tmdb152146182018-06-10
★ 3/10
This is an extended episode of a Mexican soap opera, except boring, and the principal characters are gay. A handful of moments--notably the last five minutes--have the impact they were intended to have but overall this is ineffectual.
CinemaSerf2025-10-10
★ 6/10
This is a cleverly constructed series of 4 interwoven dramas telling stories of gay identity. The first features a young boy coming to terms with an infatuation at school and the consequences; the second with two best friends at school who reunite as young adults and discover there is more to their friendship; the third is an established couple going through their almost obligatory, irrational, relationship menopause and finally an older (married with a family) professor who frequents a sauna where he falls for a young prostitute trying to raise money to flee from Mexico to the USA. In themselves, none of the stories are particularly novel; we face the usual portrayals of fear, anger, lust, betrayal, lack of commitment and yes, there is even some love and reconciliation. The sensitive way the film deals with these issues, and some quite decent, at times nuanced, performances - as well as the use of a gently accompanying score makes this film much greater than the sum of the parts.