Degradation in a Chilean prison
“The Prince” (“El Principe”) takes place in a Chilean prison in 1970, just before Salvador Allende came to power as president of the country. The movie presents a view of prison life in which the incarcerated men find love, tenderness, and freedom behind bars and concrete walls.<br /><br />Jaime (Juan Carlos Maldonado) is an attractive young man imprisoned for violently murdering a friend. We don’t know his motive. He’s put in a cell with just one bunk bed already occupied by four other cellmates. The oldest, Potro, referred to as The Stud (Alfredo Castro), orders his young lover (Sebastian Ayala) to sleep on the floor and Jaime, given the nickname “the prince,” to share Potro’s bed. Sexually assaulted on the first night, Jaime is initiated into the family.<br /><br />From this point, first-time director Sebastian Munoz shows us a series of rivalries in the jail for affections, with promises of gifts including cigarettes, a guitar, and a red leather jacket. Required to provide their own food and medical care, prisoners band together as family units. A prisoner from a different cell (Gaston Pauls) visits the group and changes the dynamic among them. Munoz pulls no punches depicting the sexual activities in the showers, in bed, and up against a wall. They come across as matter-of-fact and are the norm.<br /><br />Maldonado’s performance is uninhibited, complex, and engaging. With a brooding intensity, his Jaime draws us in and makes us curious to know more about him. Occasional flashbacks to episodes of his pre-prison life reveal his back story. Throughout, however, Jaime remains an enigmatic character. With little dialogue, Maldonado’s performance is mostly visual; his reactions ,submissiveness, and expressions range from innocence to passion.<br /><br />As the much older Stud, Castro turns in a low-key performance. The Stud may be the alpha male, but he rules with gentleness rather than intimidation. Soft-spoken, he contrasts with the bellowing guards who single him out for a painful, sadistic act to amuse themselves. Potro has no choice but to accept this treatment. To resist or fight back would only make matters worse for him.<br /><br />Writer/director Sebastian Munoz and co-writer Luis Barrales include many graphic scenes of nudity and sexual acts. These are perfunctory, sudden, and frequent occurrences. The prison guards take sadistic pleasure in demeaning the inmates and fail to intervene when violence erupts lest they sustain injuries themselves.<br /><br />Living in a hell with sex the only solace, Jaime discovers a kind of salvation. In a country where his identity and sexuality must be repressed, he truly finds himself when confined among those like himself.<br /><br />“The Prince” is extremely graphic, which tends to lean toward exploitation. Rather than suggest various acts or film them discreetly, Munoz lingers to emphasize the desperation and degradation of the men. He also focuses on relationships inspired by human needs. If the balance were better, with more characterization to draw us in, the film would appeal to a wider audience. In its present form, many may shy from its brutal images.<br /><br />Bonus material on the Region A Blu-ray include deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes interviews, and several trailers.
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : An explosive homoerotic prison drama set in 1970s Chile. Twenty-year-old Jaime is sent away for murder. There he meets and is taken under the protection of a tough older inmate. Amidst the violence of repression, an unlikely love story unfolds. Special Features:-Deleted Scenes (16 mins)-Behind-the-Scenes Interviews with Director and Actors (20 mins).