Taekwondo

Taekwondo, co-directed by Marco Berger and Martín Farina, follows Fernando as he invites Germán, a taekwondo training partner he's secretly in love with, to a week long countryside vacation with their friend group. Germán never tells the group he's gay, and the boundaries between the two men blur as the week goes on. Reviews have described the film as a seductive study in suppressed homoeroticism, with Berger's camera known for lingering on male bodies throughout. Who it's for: anyone drawn to Argentine queer cinema that works through suggestion and gaze rather than explicit sexuality to explore repressed desire between male friends. Who it's not for: viewers wanting a clear, fast developing love story, since the film leaves its tension largely unresolved throughout.