In this film the jury found the most touching female characters of the festival, in particular Stevie's fiancee, who eventually is perhaps the true main character of the film. Despite the title, we believe that Stevie's character is not a unique case, but rather a symptom of the crises and failures in modern American society. The film shows the serious disfunctions of the suburban white poor middle class through a family crisis involving immature adults. The jury appreciated the way in which the filmmaker is directly and personally implicated in the story he is telling, and the fact that we see his doubts and hesitations on the screen.
