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Premio del Publico Secci?n Global ? SXSW ? Austin TX USA – 2018?| Premio del P?blico Mejor Pel?cula Extranjera ? BAFICI – Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente – Argentina 2018 | Golden Lumiere Award – Stereopsia 2018 ? Liege, Belgica?| Audience Award for Narrative Film ? Olympia Film Festival 2018 ? Washington, USA?| Mejor Animaci?n, Premio del P?blico y Mejor Canci?n original – Premios Macondo 2018 ? Colombia?| Menci?n de Honor ? FICCALI ? 2018?| Prix du Jury Cin?phile – Premier Long M?trage, Festival de cin?ma de la ville de Qu?bec, 2018.?| Premio SIGNIS ? BAFICI – Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente – Argentina 2018.
Santiago Caicedo, Powerpaola – Colombia, 2017, 96 min – Recommended ages 14+
Adapted from the graphic novel memoir by Colombian-Ecuadorian cartoonist Powerpaola, Virus Tropical is a thoughtful and deeply affecting coming-of-age story that begins on the night Paola is conceived ? in a stylized but anatomically complete sequence that sets the tone for the film?s matter-of-fact exploration of sexuality and family ? and ends with her striking out on her own as a young adult. Over the intervening years we accompany Paola, the youngest of three daughters raised by a mostly single mom, as she gropes and fumbles her way through friendships, new schools, clunky romances, and various domestic dramas. Scrappy DIY black and white animation and lo-fi Latin-indie score lend a lovingly idiosyncratic charm to a film that brings forth a unique and utterly refreshing girl?s POV perspective. By the end you have formed a gentle intimacy with this family and are happy to have spent time together.
Comment: Film contains frank depictions of nudity, sex, childbirth, and recreational drug use
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