Synopsis
A nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming-of-age tale.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Metacritic74/100
61 audience votes
Key crew
- Mariana RondónScreenplay
- Mariana RondónDirector
- Camilo FroidevalOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Samuel Lange ZambranoJunior
- Samantha CastilloMarta
- Beto BenitezBoss
- Nelly RamosGrandmother
- María Emilia SulbaránGirl
- Luis Domingo GonzalezDoctor
- Martha EstradaNeighbor
- Julio MendezMario
- Alí RondonNeighbor
- Roimer Enrique ParralasBoy
- Gabriel GuédezBaby
Stills
Themes
woman director