Set in Mexico during the height of the pandemic, The Trace of Your Lips follows Román, a B-movie actor who finds himself isolated in his apartment with the entire world on edge. His neighbor Aldo, an indigenous young man, is an essential worker who is allowed by the authorities to come and go as needed.
Though they live across from each other in an apartment complex, the two men first get to know one another online. While they start to talk and see one another in video calls, they can’t meet in person. Eventually, however, the temptation to break out of their lockdown conditions proves too much to bear.
Suspenseful and surreal in all the best ways, The Trace of Your Lips is the newest feature from visionary filmmaker Julián Hernández, the acclaimed director behind I Am Happiness on Earth, A Thousand Clouds of Peace and Raging Sun, Raging Sky.
Featuring captivating lead performances, the film simmers with sexual tension – and explosive release – while portraying a very real moment in recent history that plays out almost like a dystopian sci-fi film.
Watch the trailer for The Trace of Your Lips below. The film is now streaming on Dekkoo.
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