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2/10
I wish I could say great indy movie, but...
mfoxartist4 November 2023
This movie was pretty bad. It's about Sara and Andrea, two girls who meet in high school. They strike up a friendship and then it turns romantic. Not sure how, since their first kiss has no build up and we have no idea who initiated the kiss...they're just suddenly shown kissing in Sara's bedroom.

After a short time, they break up when Sara declares she fears they will be outed as lesbians if they keep seeing each other, so Andrea gets mad and says okay, f__k you, let's never see each other again. The entire break up happens with nothing but a voiceover and ZERO on-camera action or reaction.

Shortly after that, they get back together with no explanation of why they do, or resolution about Sara's fear of being outed. Then they go to a gay bar together. Not sure how two high-school girls in the closet found out about a gay bar in El Ecuador, but they do.

After that fun night, Sara says there are "pictures everywhere on the internet" of them together. How? Why? Who takes pictures of two nobodies in a crowded gay club and posts them on the internet? We never find out and you'll never see a camera anywhere in this movie. Are there any school consequences or outcasting after this calamity? I have no idea and you won't either if you watch the movie.

I won't spoil the ending, but it is about as lame, pointless and poorly presented as the rest of the plot. I wish I had found a hidden gem in this movie, but I only found endless banality and stupidity. Decent camera work, though. And Andrea's pretty cute.
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9/10
In seven years no one has commented on this great movie?
joe-718904 April 2023
This is a wonderful and very well-made movie of a high school girl and her life. I'm surprised no one has yet to review it, and that it is showing up here as only 5.5. Definitely worth a watch. This movie will not insult your intelligence, and may open your eyes to what could actually be happening in many girls' lives in similar scenarios. The movie is based in Ecuador and is subtitled, but the messages and themes here are universal, the cinematography and acting top-notch. I am also seeing no reviews at all of this movie on Rotten Tomatoes. I am very much at a loss at understanding such a thing. Chill out, have a smoke, relax, and watch this beautiful work.
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