98 mins |
Rated
TBC (Offensive language)
Directed by John Butler
Starring Matt Bomer, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Alejandro Patiño, Elena Campbell-Martinez, Michael Shepperd
Cast adrift in Los Angeles, Sean – a lonely TV weatherman – drives past a middle-aged Latino migrant worker standing outside a hardware store looking for work. He decides to hire this kind-looking man – to be his friend. Sean is young, gay and white; Ernesto, portly, straight and married. Despite having nothing in common and the language barrier, they build a sort of friendship – until Sean becomes consumed with a deeper obsessive need.
Papi Chulo is a black comedy about loneliness and the desire to find connection across clear racial and socio-economic lines.
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Cast adrift in Los Angeles, Sean – a lonely TV weatherman – drives past a middle-aged Latino migrant worker standing outside a hardware store looking for work. He decides to hire this kind-looking man – to be his friend. Sean is young, gay and white; Ernesto, portly, straight and married. Despite having nothing in common and the language barrier, they build a sort of friendship – until Sean becomes consumed with a deeper obsessive need.
Papi Chulo is a black comedy about loneliness and the desire to find connection across clear racial and socio-economic lines.