The Perfect David
Online World Premiere

The Perfect David

Tribeca Online Premieres
Feature | Argentina, Uruguay | 75 MINUTES | Spanish | English subtitles
Drama, Sports

David (Mauricio di Yorio) is not like your ordinary teenager. He obsessively works on his body—day and night—to reach the idealized self of a bodybuilder. His mother Juana (Umbra Colombo), a well-known artist, controls David’s every move and behavior, overseeing all aspects of her son’s regimen and his daily weightlifting training. As David dedicates himself to further developing his physique, his social life begins to call out to him. His clique of male friends, who relish making lewd and inappropriate jokes whenever they hang out, begins to beckon David to be more outgoing—while attractive classmate Mica sets her eyes on David and works to win him over. As social commitments start to intrude on his commitment to his unrelenting physical training, a disoriented David begins to pursue other methods to reach and fulfill physical perfection.

Felipe Gomez Aparicio delivers a visually stunning and provocative character-driven drama in The Perfect David. With enveloping atmospheric cinematography and a pulsating score, Aparicio’s narrative masterfully explores the manipulation and toxicity generated between the determined David and his controlling and perfectionist mother—who has substantial stakes in having her son reach peak physique. The film delivers expertly controlled performances from its leads through a disturbing exploration of the darker reaches of body image—that builds to a startling and deeply unsettling climax. —Jose Rodriguez


Cast & Credits
Directed by
Felipe Gómez Aparicio

Felipe Gomez Aparicio was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1977. He has helmed commercials for production companies worldwide. The Perfect David is his feature debut.

Director
Felipe Gómez Aparicio
Producer
Pablo Ingercher & Ramiro Pavón (Oh my Gómez!) Fiona Pittaluga & Martín Cuinat (Roberto me Dejó) Felipe Gómez Aparicio
Screenwriter
Leandro Custo, Felipe Gómez Aparicio
Cinematographer
Adolpho Veloso
Editor
Federico Peretti
Composer
Ezequiel Flehner
Executive Producer
Pablo Ingercher, Fiona Pittaluga Ramiro Pavón, Martin Cuinat, Hebe Tabachnik
Associate Producer
Iván Bein, Bárbara Sarasola-Day, Federico Eibuszyc, Pasto Floreado, Marina Rodríguez-Nazar
Co-Producer
Federico Moreira (La Mayor), Nicolás Pérez Veiga (Primo)
Cast
Umbra Colombo, Mauricio di Yorio

Contacts
Press Contact
Pablo Ingercher
Oh my Gómez! Films
Buenos Aires, 1427
Phone: +541157023136
ping@ohmygomez.com
US Sales Contact
Pablo Ingercher
Oh my Gómez! Films
Buenos Aires, 1427
Phone: +541157023136
ping@ohmygomez.com
International Sales Contact
Pablo Ingercher
Oh my Gómez! Films
Buenos Aires, 1427
Phone: +541157023136
ping@ohmygomez.com
Print Source
Rodrigo Silvestri
Pentimento
C A de Buenos Aires, 1427
Phone: +54 11 5257 4249
rsilves@gmail.com
Press Contact
Kathryn Harvey
Tribeca Film Festival
New York, 10013 NY
Phone: 212 941 4000
kharvey@tribecafilm.com
Press Contact
Steven Raphael
required viewing
New York, NY 10014
Phone: 212 206 0118
sterapha@aol.com
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 *Content warning: film contains some consensual sexually explicit scenes*

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