Tijuana, Todavía

Tijuana, Todavía (2026)



8.0 2026 94 min —

Director: Gabriel Gutierrez Morales

Cast: Humberto Busto, Petr Filimonov, Miry Rodríguez, Elliot Roy Rensky, Dilan Rivera

Drama
A gay hookup app becomes the unlikely bridge between two exiled souls in the sun-scorched sands of Playas de Tijuana. One is a young Russian queer man who bolted from his homeland rather than be forced into the military machine of the Ukraine conflict—his very identity making him a target. The other is a middle-aged gay local, still wrestling with the suffocating weight of Northern Mexico’s hyper-masculine culture. Online, they wear clever digital masks, spinning fantasies to shield their true selves. But when they finally swap pixels for real-world contact, the fragile distance collapses. Standing face-to-face on the beach, they must confront the raw, unhealed fractures of their separate displacements—and discover that exile leaves scars no filter can hide.

More About This Film

Tijuana, Todavía is a 2026 Mexican feature presented at the Venice Film Festival. Set around Tijuana, the film explores a city shaped by borders, displacement, migration, and the difficult intersections between Mexico, the United States, and lives caught between different cultural and political worlds.

Gabriel Gutierrez Morales directs and writes the film, with Humberto Busto leading an ensemble cast. Its multilingual production reflects the international character of its setting, with English, Spanish, and Russian all listed among the film's languages.

  • Directed and written by Gabriel Gutierrez Morales.
  • Produced by Fosfo Producciones with Humberto Busto.
  • Runtime is approximately 94 minutes.
  • The cast includes Humberto Busto, Petr Filimonov, Miry Rodríguez, Dilan Rivera, Elliot Roy Rensky, and Jorge Dominguez Cerdá.
  • The film was selected for the 2026 Venice Film Festival.

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Tijuana, Todavía is in the festival and international distribution stage, so commercial streaming availability may expand after its festival run.

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