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i watched this last year and i‘m still thinking about it .. i will recommend it to anyone who will listen! it’s a spanish series directed by los javis (known for paquita salas and veneno) and it’s about a mother and her two children and her indoctrination into a cultish situation and how this impacts their entire lives. it’s just so incredible and the only problem with the whole thing is that i can’t find it with english subtitles except for on the collector’s edition box set of blurays so it’s hard to recommend to a more international audience. but if you speak spanish please watch it 😓😓 i think it has been released on a streaming platform in other parts of europe as well (france, possibly) but yeah .. it’s really well made and really powerful….
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a 2017 mexican film that explores colonialism, shame, desire, the said and the unsaid, language, and forgiveness!! so amazing, i cried four times while watching. would definitely recommend!!
Mar 1, 2024
now that this is streaming on netflix i could finally show it to my partner after having raved about it for years and years now. one of my all time favourites, and one of the sexiest and most biting films of all time.
set in Mexico, it centres two young men, one of whom is the son of (corrupt) government official, salivating desperately over an older woman who impulsively agrees to go on road trip with them to a beach they've made up when her life starts falling apart. it seamlessly juxtaposes their trivial concerns and petty arguments, with the working class and Indigenous peoples of Mexico. it digs into class and sexual politics, and heteronormativity, whilst somehow remaining incredibly entertaining and super erotic.
also shout out to baby Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal.
Jan 19, 2025
it's a series on netflix and i had no idea what it was going into it. extremely original storytelling. interesting themes explored. based on a book. features magical realism, superstitions and the inheritance of intergenerational trauma. english speaking/western netflix could never.
this is a great reminder that often the only barrier to impeccable and original storytelling is subtitles.
Dec 13, 2024
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thinking about getting rolls of film developed is making me jump for joy
Jan 18, 2025
seeing sheep while i’m in the car will always be a highlight. especially when there are this many . like how cute is that? can’t help but smile
Jan 23, 2025
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no one wants tinnitus and everywhere has the music up too loud
Dec 2, 2024