EXCLUSIVE : Altered Innocence has acquired all North American rights to The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo , the debut feature from Chilean writer-director Diego Céspedes.

The film made its world premiere in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard section, where it won the top prize, and has since been selected as Chile’s Oscar entry in the Best International Feature category.

Set in a mining town in northern Chile during the 1980s, Céspedes’ film unfolds through the eyes of 11-year-old Lidia as rumors spread of a mysterious illness believed to pass “through the gaze” between men who fall in love. As fear and prejudice take hold, Lidia and her family must navigate the growing hysteria surrounding queerness, disease, and desire in a deeply patriarchal society.

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