Young and Wild (2012)

Original title

Joven y alocada

Directed by

Marialy Rivas

Genre

documentary film, teen film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Chile

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

R15+

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 153 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl in Chile writes a blog about her conflicts with her conservative religious family and her emerging bisexuality. She experiments with her identity and sexuality while navigating family expectations.

energeticrebelliousself-discoveringwarmcomedichonestintimateupbeat

What happens

Young & Wild (Spanish: Joven y alocada) is a 2012 Chilean coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Marialy Rivas and co-written by Marialy Rivas, Camila Gutiérrez, María José Viera-Gallo and Pedro Peirano. Starring Alicia Rodríguez and Maria Gracia Omegna, the film tells the story of Daniela, a 17-year-old bisexual girl who writes a blog about the conflicts she experiences between her evangelical Protestant, conservative family and her sexuality. The film premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival where it was awarded the World Cinema Screenwriting Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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