Sublime

2022 1h 40m ES

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7.1

SOLID

★7.1TMDB · 49

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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When 16-year-old Manu realises that he has fallen in love with his bandmate Felipe, turbulent emotions start brewing beneath the surface. How do you avoid losing a friendship once its very foundation has shifted?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Martín Miller
Manuel
Teo Inama Chiabrando
Felipe
Joaquín Arana
Fran
Facundo Trotonda
Mauro
Azul Mazzeo
Azul
Pedro González
Tomás
Agustina Midolo
Sol
Candela de Carli
Iara

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mariano Biasin
Writers: Mariano Biasin
Languages: Spanish
Countries: Argentina

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1 / 5

ERA

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Released 4 years ago.

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2 / 5

DIRECTOR

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

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 5

CAST

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Martín Miller and Teo Inama Chiabrando and Joaquín Arana carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 5

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt14927880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mariano Biasin directs. María Astrauskas cuts. Produced in Argentina. Dialogue in Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 4 years ago.
2Editor María Astrauskas shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Martín Miller and Teo Inama Chiabrando and Joaquín Arana carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt14927880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 49 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
6Classified under 14 themes, including "friendship", "male friendship", "coming of age", "teenage crush".

The technical file

Editing: María Astrauskas
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: Sublime (2022)

Awards

Silver Condor Award for best first work
Sur Award for best first work

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What people are saying

Brent Marchant2023-06-28
★ 4/10
There certainly has been no shortage of coming of age films in recent years, and many of those have had LGBTQ+ elements as part of their storylines. And now writer-director Mariano Biasin has added to that list with his third feature offering about a teenage boy who’s become infatuated with one of his longtime pals from childhood. To complicate matters, as members of an aspiring rock band, they spend much of their time together, which leads to an ever-growing fixation for the curious young man the more he’s in his friend’s company. His feelings become further strained when his sidekick starts bragging about his growing list of female conquests, prompting quiet but powerful fits of jealously from his secret admirer and increasing tension in their long-tenured relationship. Unfortunately, other than the rock band story thread, this is far from an original narrative in the history of LGBTQ+ cinema. What’s more, the opening act is more of a jumble of rambling, seemingly unrelated images than the makings of a coherent story, almost to the point where this film would have been better titled “Cryptic” or “Vague.” Moreover, the picture places a strong emphasis on its musical numbers, most of which are admittedly decent enough, though there are quite a few of them, a fact probably attributable to the filmmaker’s experience as a director of music videos. But, when you add that to the fact that the screenplay tends to get somewhat repetitive as the story plays out, you’ve got an increasingly tedious film that leaves viewers wondering when all of this is finally going to get wrapped up. In short, “Sublime” is a work that could definitely use some retooling (and a little more imagination) to make it a more worthwhile viewing choice, especially in light of the many other better options available in both gay cinema and music videos. Choose them instead.
kinrich302026-08-30
★ 3/10
This was a little disappointing for me. Billed as the story of a young gay guy who was secretly in love with his best friend since childhood and yes, that is true. However, the movie hardly dealt with that. Both boys are in a band and the first hour and ten minutes focused just on the band hanging out, practicing and writing songs. Finally, when they do deal with the gay content it's only a few scenes at the end of the movie. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't a bad movie - but it wasn't much of a gay movie either.