The Prince

The Prince (Spanish: El Príncipe) is a 2019 Chilean film directed by Sebastián Muñoz, with a script written by Muñoz and Luis Barrales. It's based upon an obscure novel written by Mario Cruz in the early seventies. The film is set around 1970 in a prison cell in San Bernardo, Chile, just before Salvador Allende was elected President. It's a dark story about affections and loyalties between prisoners, the search for sexual identity, love, violence, and the rise to power behind bars. 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, 2009 at the Horizontes Latinos section. .