friendship,self-discovery,identity,melancholy,exile,migration,tropical,heartbreak,lgbt,solitude,masculinity,veracruz,gay theme

Fireflies (2018)

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Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico. There his nostalgia and melancholy are confronted with new friendships, while he starts to rediscover his own desires.

Cast & Crew

Director
Bani Khoshnoudi
  • Profile picture of Arash Marandi
    Ramin Arash Marandi
  • Profile picture of Flor Eduarda Gurrola
    Leti (as Flor Eduarda Gurrola) Flor Eduarda Gurrola
  • Profile picture of Luis Alberti
    Guillermo Luis Alberti
  • Profile picture of Eligio Meléndez
    Jorge Eligio Meléndez
  • Profile picture of Ishbel Bautista
    Rosi Ishbel Bautista

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Keywords

  • friendship
  • self-discovery
  • identity
  • melancholy
  • exile
  • migration
  • tropical
  • heartbreak
  • lgbt
  • solitude
  • masculinity
  • veracruz
  • gay theme