Taekwondo (2016)
1h 45m | PG-13
Fernando is on holiday with his closest male friends in a beautiful country house in a suburb of Buenos Aires. On their own without their girlfriends in a “men only” environment, the hunky young studs bask in the hot sun, play in the pool, smoke pot, and drink, most often semi-clad or naked. In this freewheeling and testosterone-infused environment, they talk of their desires and strengthen their individual bonds.
Director: Marco Berger
Studio: Oh My Gomez! Films
Genre: Drama, Romance, Comedy
Video: 720p
Cast
Gabriel Epstein
as Germán
Lucas Papa
as Fernando
Francisco Bertín
as Leo
Gaston Re
as Diego
Juan Manuel Martino
as Fede
Darío Miño
as Tomás
Reviews
The fundamental problem with this movie is that it too accurately recreates the scenario of a group of friends on holiday. Nothing much happens and you're forced to listen to lots of gossip that you couldn't care less about.
Boy, talk about a slow burn! This is a gorgeous to look at film about a group of good looking straight (?) young men who get together for a weekend and spend much of it naked and stoned discussing their previous or next sexual conquests. Thereafter, it isn't really about anything - or did I miss something? We get a sense from early on that Gabriel Epstein "Germán" has the hots for his taekwondo buddy Lucas Papa ("Fer") but the meandering way in which this story progresses makes for a terribly ponderous route to courtship. It isn't that it needs to be end to end sex, it's that it ought to be end to end something! Basically, nothing happens....