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Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor

A Thousand Clouds of Peace Fence the Sky; Love, Your Being Love Will Never End
TEDDY 40 2026
© Mil Nubes-Cine
A portrayal of the endless farewell between 17-year-old Gerardo and his lover, Bruno. After their separation, Gerardo wanders the streets, haunted by images and bodies that remind him of his lost love. Wet dreams, onanistic fantasies and brief sexual encounters with strangers fail to alleviate his pain. Bruno’s departure makes Gerardo clutch at the remnants of their dead love, but they slip through his fingers. Gerardo’s pain blinds his senses, he ignores the concerns of others and his friends are unable to get through to him. A destructive sexual impulse triggers a quest that transforms his identity and his emotional capacity. The film unfolds as a restless reflection on desperate gestures where each character builds a tower of solitude. Within his tower, Gerardo fights to protect his desire for Bruno from brutal reality. In Gerardo’s vision, the streets become microcosms inhabited by Bruno’s doubles who then vanish like tears, leaving behind a yearning for love beneath a limitless sky.
by Julián Hernández (Director, Screenplay)
with Juan Carlos Ortuño, Juan Carlos Torres, Salvador Álvarez, Perla de la Rosa, Clarisa Rendón Mexico 2003 Spanish 83' Black/White

TEDDY 40

Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor celebrated its Berlinale premiere in the 2003 Panorama.

With

  • Juan Carlos Ortuño (Gerardo)
  • Juan Carlos Torres (Bruno)
  • Salvador Álvarez (Susana)
  • Perla de la Rosa (Anna)
  • Clarisa Rendón (Nadia)

Crew

Director Julián Hernández
Screenplay Julián Hernández
Cinematography Diego Arizmendi
Editing Emiliano Arenales Osorio, Jacobo Hernández
Sound Design Aurora Ojeda
Production Design Carolina Jiménez
Make-Up Elvia Romero
Producer Roberto Fiesco
Executive Producer Roberto Fiesco
Co-Producers Enrique Ortiga, Matthias Ehrenberg, Christian Valdelièvre

Produced by

Mil Nubes-Cine

Mexiko-Stadt, Mexico

Co-produced by

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE)

Mexiko-Stadt, Mexico

Photos

Julián Hernández

The Mexican director, screenwriter, editor and producer studied at the Centro Universitario de Estudios Cinematográficos (CUEC) in Mexico. His work focuses on queer desire and tells stories of heartbreak and rage set in Mexico City and its peripheries. He is a founder of the Cooperativa Cinematográfica Morelos and the Mil Nubes-Cine production company. Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor was his debut feature film in 2003 and won a Teddy Award at the Berlinale. In 2009, Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo also won a Teddy.

Filmography (selection)

2000 Hubo un tiempo en que los sueños dieron paso a largas noches de insomnio (Long Sleepless Nights) 2003 Mil nubes de paz cercan el cielo, amor, jamás acabarás de ser amor (A Thousand Clouds of Peace Fence the Sky; Love, Your Being Love Will Never End); Berlinale 2003 2006 El cielo dividido (Broken Sky); Berlinale 2006 2009 Rabioso sol, rabioso cielo (Raging Sun, Raging Sky); Berlinale 2009 2014 Yo soy la felicidad de este mundo (I Am Happiness on Earth) 2018 Rencor tatuado (Tattoo of Revenge) 2020 La diosa del asfalto (Asphalt Goddess) 2023 La huella de unos labios (The Trace of Your Lips) 2024 Los demonios del amanecer (Demons at Dawn)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026