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Sujo (2024)
A coming of age masterpiece!
I got the opportunity to watch Sujo online at Sundance. It's by far the best one I saw throughout the fest! A shame I couldn't catch tickets earlier.
It tells the story of a boy, Sujo growing up in the Mexican countryside. His father is killed, he is a member of a cartel and Sujo manages to survive and grows up with his aunt Nemesia. There in the isolation he builds up his moral character and a fear of becoming his father. As he gets into adolescence the cartels catch up with him and his two best friends so he flees to the city in search of a different life.
No cheap thrills here, pure cinema at its best. In its core it is a Bildungsroman, a character study that let us see the consequences of the drug wars in the new generations. Dickensian in the mix of tools they used to achieve closeness with Sujo.
Stunning actors, stunning cinematography and score.
A coming of age masterpiece!
I, Tonya (2017)
Biopic at it's best
This is as good as a biopic can get. The life of Tonya Harding couldn't be better told. It's a mix between a painful life and a colorful character, talented as hell. This film is son powerful and moving, exhilarating and fun. The violent scenes between Tonya and her man are so poignant and unforgettable, I've never seen violence pictured in that way, it makes you understand a lot about it. A wonderful film to watch
Lady Bird (2017)
Lovely film about growing up
This film is a gem, the character and her growing up process is so well depicted in a comedy drama style that is so safe and beautiful. That kind of films that mark a generation. It could've only been told by a female director. Delicate and fun.
Los días más oscuros de nosotras (2017)
A moving story from the other side of the border
I recently caught this arthouse film in the last SAFILM and really moved something in me. It tells the story of a very shutdown woman who returns to a border town in Mexico, Tijuana, where she grew up. It is a slow paced film but it manages to get you interested and share the character's ordeal. There is a memory in her childhood that makes her a loner, so in the second part of the story she gets drawn to the new tenant of the rundown house where she grew up. It's a very disturbing story, specially because by the end, you completely understand her sorrow. Beautiful images and a very well told story with a powerful sorority message. It won a very well deserved prize.