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Director: Julio Jorquera Arriagada Writer: Julio Jorquera Arriagada Starring: Héctor Morales, Roberto Farías, Manuela Martelli, Ramón Llao Two Chilean men -- Hugo (Héctor Morales) and Octavio (Roberto Farías) -- are thrown into the ring of love just as they are each facing existential issues concerning their own sense of masculinity. Octavio is a successful boxer with an intimidating physical presence, which is not all that dissimilar to Jake La Motta (Robert DeNiro) in Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull. Octavio's appearance plays in stark contrast to Hugo's softer features and physical vulnerability -- for Hugo, his masculinity is defined by steady employment, not strength or brawn. Hugo is fired from his job after a foray with his boss’s daughter and Octavio must suddenly forego his boxing career at the urging of his doctor. Hugo and Octavio opt to run off to Santiago to begin a new life together; but once they arrive,...

Check out some new images and the full trailer for Francesc Morales’s “Humanimal.” It’s, er, very odd. But then again, you like odd, don’t you? Well, don’t you? From the Official Site: Humanimal is a surrealist drama with no dialog whose main characters are portrayed by actors dressed as animals. After being abandoned by his only friend, Turtle becomes obsessed with becoming a person to compete for Cat’s affection. The movie stars Ramón Llao, Jenny Cavallo, Sebastián Layseca, Cecilia Levi, Cristobal Tapia-Montt, Francisco Gormaz, Felipe Avello, Jimena Núñez, among others. The movie is currently looking for film festivals to be premiered. Get a load of the full trailer and pics below. You’ll never look at your pets the same way again.