The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo

Name: The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Director: Diego Céspedes
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025

2025

IMDb

Diego Céspedes

2025·Unrated·

CL,

Germany,

France,

Belgium,

Spain

Award tierSilver

Metascore

Drama Indie World

1982. As an unknown disease begins to spread in a small mining town in the Chilean desert, gay men are accused of transmitting it through their eyes. Twelve-year-old Lidia, the only girl in the community, sets out in search of the truth.

Cast

Matías Catalán·Tamara Cortes·Paula Dinamarca·Luis Dubó

Producers

Ander Barinaga-Rementeria·Xabier Berzosa·Fanny Florido·Sergio Karmy·Damien Megherbi

Languages

Spanish

Major Awards

2 wins · 4 nominations

Wins (2)

Festival Grand Prize

San Sebastián International Film Festival (2025)

Best Film

Diego Céspedes

Critics' Awards

Cannes Film Festival (2025)

Un Certain Regard Award

Diego Céspedes

Nominations (4)

Festival Grand Prize

San Sebastián International Film Festival (2025)

Best Film

Diego Céspedes

Cannes Film Festival (2025)

Queer Palm

Diego Céspedes

Cannes Film Festival (2025)

Golden Camera

Diego Céspedes

Best Picture

Goya Awards (2026)

Best Iberoamerican Film (Mejor Película Iberoamericana)