Mateo an intelligent and popular school-boy falls in love with Daniel, but when that relationship is made public, Mateo is at a crossroads, and will have to decide between fighting his adver... Read allMateo an intelligent and popular school-boy falls in love with Daniel, but when that relationship is made public, Mateo is at a crossroads, and will have to decide between fighting his adversaries, or giving up everything.Mateo an intelligent and popular school-boy falls in love with Daniel, but when that relationship is made public, Mateo is at a crossroads, and will have to decide between fighting his adversaries, or giving up everything.
Edinson Gil
- Walter
- (as Edison Gil)
Juan Zuluaga
- Juan Carlos
- (as Juan Carlos Zuluaga)
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Very bad teacher father and friends.
if Daniel more brave this will not happen.
This story teach everyone should kill people .
It more useful to collect name and surname teachers and bad friends to annouce
that this will not happen again.
Wanted to like this film as the messages it is trying to convey are still (sadly) as important today as they ever have been, however it is woefully poorly and clumsily executed.
The characters are not even one dimensional and the whole film has the feel of an acting workshop on 'how not to do it'.
A missed opportunity.
The characters are not even one dimensional and the whole film has the feel of an acting workshop on 'how not to do it'.
A missed opportunity.
It's a movie of those that when it's finished is not a happy ending, it certainly leaves you with a depressing taste. It is visualized as a student is a victim, not only of social prejudices, but also of ignorance, tyranny, an intolerant rector and arrogance of society, towards those who are or think differently. This movie is about knowing that it portrays a case that happened in the past, that may well be happening right now, and that is also likely to happen in the future; know that this is nothing more than a film adaptation of tragedies that occur in real life, that is what most affects me.
It is important to pay attention to the message conveyed by this film, a message that should be extended to every corner of each country, especially to educational centers, so that LGBT+ youth do not have to go through the same hardships (product of hate, phobia and ignorance) that those who preceded them
It is important to pay attention to the message conveyed by this film, a message that should be extended to every corner of each country, especially to educational centers, so that LGBT+ youth do not have to go through the same hardships (product of hate, phobia and ignorance) that those who preceded them
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This movie tells the story of a teenager who struggles to find his own identity in this world, but must confront a society incapable of understanding differences, gender variations or our own choices, whatever they are. Well crafted, this movie tells the story of bullying from the perspective of a teenager, but also proves that the position of parents and teachers are crucial if we desire to prevent this type of behavior. Mariposas Verdes is meant to be a movie that causes controversy and stays in the mind of the viewer, just as much as the book Mariposas Verdes.
Made in 2017, the closing explains that "In 2015, the Colombian government ordered a revision of school charter rules to include respect for sexual orientation and gender identity". The film's action predates 2015 and explains why this humane ruling was needed. "Mariposas Verdes" is important and unflinching in demonstrating what always happens when homophobic bullies and cruel, bigoted, corrupt authorities and authority figures are allowed to victimize the innocent, especially young people who happen to be different and women, both within institutions and families. In addition to horrendous acts of domestic spousal and child abuse, we see high school kids forced to endure brutal discrimination, rape, and ultimately, suicides--one at both ends of the film! A very moving, well-made, but relentlessly disturbing film, and one that should be seen, especially in the US, where bully-rule has become the norm since the 2016 election, now with a Supreme Court backing the bullies against human rights and personal freedoms. That Colombia should now be ahead of the US in this regard is disgraceful.
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- $69,609
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- 1h 41m(101 min)
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