From Afar

From Afar is a 2015 Venezuelan drama film directed by Lorenzo Vigas and written by Vigas and Guillermo Arriaga. It won the Golden Lion at the 72nd Venice International Film Festival. It was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. The film is about Armando, a wealthy middle-aged man who gets involved with Élder, a young man from a street gang. Cast Alfredo Castro as Armando Luis Silva as Élder Jericó Montilla as Amelia Catherina Cardozo as María Jorge Luis Bosque as Fernando Greymer Acosta as Palma Auffer Camacho as Mermelada Accolades