Papi Chulo, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland presents ; made in association with RTÉ ; produced in association with Head Gear Films and Metrol Technology ; in association with Bankside Films ; a Treasure Entertainment production ; written and directed by John Butler ; produced by Rebecca O'Flanagan, Robert Walpole
Type
Label
Papi Chulo, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland presents ; made in association with RTÉ ; produced in association with Head Gear Films and Metrol Technology ; in association with Bankside Films ; a Treasure Entertainment production ; written and directed by John Butler ; produced by Rebecca O'Flanagan, Robert Walpole
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for language
Main title
Papi Chulo
Oclc number
1117716017
Responsibility statement
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland presents ; made in association with RTÉ ; produced in association with Head Gear Films and Metrol Technology ; in association with Bankside Films ; a Treasure Entertainment production ; written and directed by John Butler ; produced by Rebecca O'Flanagan, Robert Walpole
Runtime
98
Summary
Cast adrift in Los Angeles, Sean, a lonely TV weatherman, drives past a middle-aged Latino migrant worker standing outside a hardware store looking for work. He decides to hire this kind-looking man to be his friend. Sean is young, gay, and white. Ernesto, portly, straight, and married. Despite having nothing in common and the language barrier, they build a sort of friendship, until Sean becomes consumed with a deeper obsessive need
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
- Bomer, Matthew, 1977-
- Treasure Entertainment
- McPhillips, John
- McLendon-Covey, Wendi, 1969-
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann
- Walpole, Robert
- O'Flanagan, Rebecca
- Carden, D'Arcy, 1980-
- O'Connor, John
- Watters, Cathal
- Butler, John, 1972-
- Campbell-Martínez, Elena
- Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (Firm)
- Metrol Technology
- Breaking Glass Pictures (Firm)
- Head Gear Films
- Patiño, Alejandro, (Actor)
- Guzman, Ryan, 1987-
- Bankside Films (Firm)
Genre
Subject
- Loneliness
- Comedy films
- Dark comedy films
- Gay films
- Drama
- Fiction
- Friendship
- Migrant labor -- Drama
- Friendship -- Drama
- Loneliness -- Drama
- California + Los Angeles
- Immigrants
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Migrant labor
- Immigrants -- Drama
- Feature films
- Gay men
- Fiction films
- Television weathercasters
- Gay men -- Drama
- Television weathercasters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
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- Treasure Entertainment
- McPhillips, John
- McLendon-Covey, Wendi, 1969-
- Raidió Teilifís Éireann
- Walpole, Robert
- O'Flanagan, Rebecca
- Carden, D'Arcy, 1980-
- O'Connor, John
- Watters, Cathal
- Butler, John, 1972-
- Campbell-Martínez, Elena
- Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland (Firm)
- Metrol Technology
- Breaking Glass Pictures (Firm)
- Head Gear Films
- Patiño, Alejandro, (Actor)
- Guzman, Ryan, 1987-
- Bankside Films (Firm)
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- Subject21
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- Comedy films
- Dark comedy films
- Gay films
- Drama
- Fiction
- Friendship
- Migrant labor -- Drama
- Friendship -- Drama
- Loneliness -- Drama
- California + Los Angeles
- Immigrants
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Migrant labor
- Immigrants -- Drama
- Feature films
- Gay men
- Fiction films
- Television weathercasters
- Gay men -- Drama
- Television weathercasters -- California -- Los Angeles -- Drama
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