Out This Week: Papi Chulo

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.

From director John Butler (Handsome Devil) and starring Matt Bomer, Papi Chulo is a black comedy about loneliness and the desire to find connection across clear racial and socio-economic lines.

Check out the trailer for Papi Chulo below and click here to order your copy. The film is available starting this week.