The movie is somewhat interesting but confusing. I'd call the movie a drama with horror due to the murders and not a thriller since it is not that exciting. The first 50%, or so, of the film focuses on the brother, Borja, then the next segment is primarily with the two brothers, Borja and Vincente, and the ending with Vincente (as Borja).
Borja accepts his homosexuality, but the film doesn't really go anywhere with that which gets a little frustrating. Vincente does not accept being gay which is probably due to the timeframe of the film, 1986, when being gay was still widely unaccepted. Also, Vincente, longing for the company of men, experienced horrors with his father's suicide (who was also gay), negative cruising experiences and eventually even his brother's murder by his mother.
With the murder of his brother, Vincente apparently assumes the identity of Borja in order to give himself permission to fulfill his own desires. But, again his desires only end in horror, as Vincente believes he and his entire family have been cursed by the loveless marriage of his father and mother. He even bids a farewell to his brother and mother at their gravestone that he'll see them in hell someday.
As to why Vincente's supposed lover has murderous intentions at the end is beyond me. I guess it's keeping with the spirit of the times, 1986-1999, that being gay is inappropriate and deserves death. Sadly, that seems to be continually portrayed about those times.
Borja accepts his homosexuality, but the film doesn't really go anywhere with that which gets a little frustrating. Vincente does not accept being gay which is probably due to the timeframe of the film, 1986, when being gay was still widely unaccepted. Also, Vincente, longing for the company of men, experienced horrors with his father's suicide (who was also gay), negative cruising experiences and eventually even his brother's murder by his mother.
With the murder of his brother, Vincente apparently assumes the identity of Borja in order to give himself permission to fulfill his own desires. But, again his desires only end in horror, as Vincente believes he and his entire family have been cursed by the loveless marriage of his father and mother. He even bids a farewell to his brother and mother at their gravestone that he'll see them in hell someday.
As to why Vincente's supposed lover has murderous intentions at the end is beyond me. I guess it's keeping with the spirit of the times, 1986-1999, that being gay is inappropriate and deserves death. Sadly, that seems to be continually portrayed about those times.