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I watched this film without foreknowledge of the storyline other than that implied by the title. Having read the other reviews on this board I would like to add an elder male perspective. This is definitely not a film just for adolescents about adolescence. In fact I found the portrayal of the lead male character one of the best played (and surprising) performances I have seen in a considerable time. Unlike the other commentators (and since I did not know what was coming) I think there were sufficient hints as to the character's true nature as revealed in the last third of the film. This is a fine example of where European cinema empowers its younger generation to think while Hollywood generally denies the same audience the same right.