Los Frikis marks the return of writers and directors Michael Schwartz and Tyler Nilson in their follow-up to the critically acclaimed hit, The Peanut Butter Falcon, and is produced by Academy Award-winning filmmakers Christopher Miller and Cuban-American filmmaker Phil Lord through their production shingle Lord Miller.
Inspired by true events set against the backdrop of Cuba’s 1990’s punk subculture, Los Frikis is a powerful coming-of-age story centering around Gustavo who idolizes his older brother Paco and his punk bandmates. As oppression and extreme poverty tighten their grip, the Frikis take a desperate and defiant stand, intentionally injecting themselves with HIV to gain refuge in a government-run sanatorium. There, in a world meant for isolation, they carve out their own anarchic utopia—an oasis of rock ‘n’ roll, joy, freedom and acceptance.