The Prince

The Prince is a 2019 Chilean drama film directed by Sebastián Muñoz, and co-written by Muñoz and Luis Barrales, based on an obscure 1970s novel written by Mario Cruz. Set around 1970 in a prison cell in San Bernardo, Chile, just prior to Salvador Allende's presidency, The Prince is a dark story about affections and loyalties between prisoners, the search for sexual identity, love, violence and the rise to power behind bars. The film made its world premiere was in the Critic’s Week section at Venice International Film Festival 2019, winning the prestigious Queer Lion Prize. The Prince was also selected to compete in San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2019 at the Horizontes Latinos section. Plot Set in a Santiago prison in 1970, the film portrays Jaime, a young prisoner convicted of the violent and inexplicable murder of his best friend. He has a definitive encounter with "The Stallion," an older and powerful inmate who commands respect among the prisoners. Seeking protection, Jaime develops a relationship of affection and tenderness with the man, discovering love and the need for recognition. Later, as "The Prince," he rethinks his sexual identity and the reason for his incarceration. Cast Alfredo Castro as "The Stallion" Juan Carlos Maldonado as Jaime/"The Prince" Gastón Pauls as "Che Pibe" Sebastián Ayala as "The Abandoned" Lux Pascal as Dany/"The Rucio" Cesare Serra as "The Gypsy" José Antonio Raffo as López Paola Volpato as Elena Catalina Martin as Mónica Jaime Leiva as Miguel Nicolás Zárate as Julio Paula Zúñiga as the Stallion's woman Óscar Hernández as Prince's father Carlos Corales as Don Roberto Daniel Antivilo as El Tropical