Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor I A Thousand Clouds of Peace Fence the Sky; Love, Your Being Love Will Never End
A portrayal of the endless farewell between 17-year-old Gerardo and his lover, Bruno. After their separation, Gerardo wanders the streets, haunted by images and bodies that remind him of his lost love. Wet dreams, onanistic fantasies and brief sexual encounters with strangers fail to alleviate his pain. Bruno’s departure makes Gerardo clutch at the remnants of their dead love, but they slip through his fingers. Gerardo’s pain blinds his senses, he ignores the concerns of others and his friends are unable to get through to him. A destructive sexual impulse triggers a quest that transforms his identity and his emotional capacity.
The film unfolds as a restless reflection on desperate gestures where each character builds a tower of solitude. Within his tower, Gerardo fights to protect his desire for Bruno from brutal reality. In Gerardo’s vision, the streets become microcosms inhabited by Bruno’s doubles who then vanish like tears, leaving behind a yearning for love beneath a limitless sky.
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Runtime
83 min -
Country
Mexico -
Year of Presentation
2026 -
Year of Production
2003 -
Director
Julián Hernández -
Cast
Juan Carlos Ortuño, Juan Carlos Torres, Salvador Álvarez, Perla de la Rosa, Clarisa Rendón -
Production Company
Mil Nubes-Cine -
Berlinale Section
Extra Screenings & Events -
Berlinale Category
Feature Film
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Biography Julián Hernández
Julián Hernández (born 1972 in Mexico City, Mexico as Julián Hernández Pérez) is a Mexican multi-awarded filmmaker. He won twice the Teddy Award at Berlin Film Festival with his movies Thousand Clouds of Peace Fence the Sky, Love, Your Being Love Will Never End (2003), and Raging Sun, Raging Sky (2009). He studied at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC), from where he was expelled due to his gay-themed films during a homophobic administration, and was not mentioned as a serious director until he started winning international recognition. He has credited his use of cinematographic language to influences from filmmakers such as Michelangelo Antonioni, Leonardo Favio, Robert Bresson, and Alain Resnais. Hernández has directed more than 20 awarded short films (both documentaries and fictional), and became a gay-cinema icon for his feature films, including Broken Sky. Along with producer and director Roberto Fiesco, he founded Cooperativa Cinematográfica Morelos. which later became the prestigious production company Mil Nubes Cine, producing 29 films over two decades.