Lost Queens

Lost Queens, or Locas Perdidas, is a short film of Chilean director Ignacio Juricic. The film was released at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it was one of just 18 short films shortlisted from a list of 1,600 for the Cinéfondation^[1] and won second prize.^[2]

Lost Queens
Film poster
Locas Perdidas
Directed by	Ignacio Juricic
Written by	Ignacio Juricic
Produced by	Mariana Tejos Martignoni
Starring	Andrew Bargsted Roxana Campos Catalina Vásquez Cristi Rodrigo Pérez Macarena Lagos Maite Neira
Cinematography	Danilo Miranda
Edited by	Valentina Ruiz Sierra
Music by	Esteban Gómez Pablo Álvarez Roberto Espinoza
Production companies	Realizadora de Cine y Televisión – Universidad de Chile, Productora Locas Perdidas
Release date	May 21, 2015 (2015-05-21) (Cannes Film Festival)
Running time	28 minutes
Country	Chile
Language	Spanish

Plot

In 1996, 18-year-old Rodrigo is arrested by the police in a televised raid on the club where he works as a drag queen. He returns home fearful that his family will see him on the news. While all the family is getting ready for a wedding, he makes plans to run away with the 48-year-old hairdresser Mauricio, a family friend and Rodrigo's boyfriend.^[3]

See also

• Cinema of Chile