In every one of her films, she entrances with her beauty but also with the soul she pours into the character she portrays. And so it is with this intense film (set in Rome of the 70s) about a dysfunctional family in which the adolescent daughter (Luana Guiliani) insists on acting like and being a boy. Cruz, as the mother, takes it all with love and understanding, but it weighs heavily upon her. The film feels like two stories, for there is the world of the adolescents, and then the oppressive life of the mother. Superb **** Very Good *** Good ** Mediocre * Miserable – no starsBy NeptuneNeptune Ravar Ingwersen reviews film extensively for publications in Switzerland.

Source: Le News January 13, 2023 19:46 UTC