I saw this film at a festival this week. It's a very beautiful film, well shot with fabulous actors in every role, perfectly cast. The island is a little fantasy in itself, and it's not entirely clear if what we are seeing is a fable rather than anything meant to be realistic. Ana lives with her mother and brothers and parties with her gay friends, one of whom is having issues with his dad. Much glitter and whale cries later, she explores her own sexuality. The film suffers from being in love with Ana's face at times, and many scenes need a trim by maybe 5 or 10 seconds, outstaying their welcome. I would have liked to have it explained how there were so many gay teenagers on this one island, as it seemed disproportionate. I wonder if we were meant to assume you could take a train off the island by a bridge or something, or if there is another part of the island that's a city, or if they took a boat, so that was really confusing given the introduction said this was an island blah blah with no mention of this city part they travel to near the end. If there was a city, then nobody would leave? I dunno, that part was misty, and we all talked about it after and were mixed up about that, but I suppose the director assumed incorrectly we all knew where this place was. But it was a relaxing and beautiful film to watch, and strikes a chord for any queer person who grew up in a Catholic country.
