Karry Best movie of this year hands down!

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Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

PeachHamBeach This Mexican film is very slow, and that will put off even some fans of gay cinema. It is a different film in many ways, so it is refreshing, but its slow pace and long sequences of quiet may put some viewers to sleep.That aside, this film takes those stereotyped notions of gay sex being "raw, primal, rough and unemotional" and tosses them out the window. This is one of perhaps 4 films containing gay sex that is certainly graphic, but also very erotic. For me, erotic is sexually explicit AND emotional. Sex without emotion is not erotic.For what the film lacks in dialogue, it makes up for in nonverbal communication between the 2 main characters and the third character in the "love-triangle." The endless pleas for touch, embrace and kiss are very powerful, and the pain and confusion and longing when a lover is rejected by the other who has suddenly lost interest are very communicative to the viewer who has been sucked into the story.It won't appeal to everyone, but it is different and refreshing.

Robin Brennan Brilliant concept, brilliant direction, brilliant cast.Take the final scene. Was that a happy ending or a moment from the past? What to make of the mutual love declaration in the penultimate scene? What I love about this film are the lateral images - stairs, venetian blinds, bridges, ladders, bookcases, freeways, bars, beds, photographs - and all the shoulder touching, love making, full of doubt and sheer longing moments that overlay them.This, coupled with the camera's constant circling around the protagonists make this a truly remarkable film. (I hope you noticed the scenes where the same actor appears in more than one spot in the same take.)Yes, this film is not for everyone. Yes, there is little dialog, and yes, most of you will pan it.For me, el Cielo Dividido remains a silent, magical love story, brilliantly told by Julián Hernández, coupled with exceptional photography and outstanding performances from Fernando Arroyo, Miguel Ángel Hoppe and Alejandro Rojo in the lead roles.I listened to to the closing lyrics, " so close, so far," and looked back to the beautiful story I'd just been told.Well done.

r I usually find most gay cinema quite horrible - the writing, the casting, the acting, the directing. This film however was truly remarkable. Yes it is long and moves slowly, but it captivated me the entire way through. I was intrigued. I felt like I was watching an old movie from the silent ere. And I was very thankful that it was not some predictable-tack-on-a-resolution ending. I have a difficult time calling this a gay film. Yes, I know it's all about love and relationships between guys. But the story just as easily could have been about a man and a woman I think. It's really just a story about life, love and tragedy. How does one continue living with a broken heart? Very little dialog, but the film speaks volumes.

enriquezenteno This has been a long expected banquet, and a generous one. From my humble opinion, "Broken Sky" is a landmark for this country's cinematographic art. I was deeply moved with such a well-thought portrait of loneliness, and its rhythm has been smartly solved, excellent production and music, and you can tell someone with experience has set up this piece. Once Julian Hernandez decides to skip the obvious, superficial dialogs, the plot is nurtured by long periods of silence which reveal a given need for them, even by conveying that the characters are split apart, as well as when they communicate with each other through their inner monologues. "Broken Sky" solves itself out, though it leaves an interesting watermark by not yielding to stereotypes, and -for instance, by demystifying the Mexican gay ghetto. This opens a magical ground, for the given and missed encounters, when as a viewer, one can dress up the character's egos and hearts, placing from one's mind the thoughts and insights for them, to fill up such apparently void, mute spaces. Then you are taken by the hand of the splendid traveling and panning shots to the very edge of existential cliffs -theirs, yours, ours for that sake. "Broken Sky" feels like a sequel to "A Thousand Clouds..." and leaves me yearning for more. I need this mirror again. For a moment, I felt taken into Skolimowsky's "Deep End", judging from the Alejandro Cantu's palette, or even sequences that seem like a tribute to Fassbinder. Therefore, I cannot dare to stick "Broken Sky" in a regular category. It's been a while already since "Dona Herlinda and Her Son" double standard, or the first homosexual kiss in "A Place Without Limits". This is not a "gay" movie per se. This is an honest effort here.