A nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming-of-age tale.

Credits

Mariana RondónDirector

Samuel Lange ZambranoJunior

Samantha CastilloMarta

Beto BenitezEl Jefe

Nelly RamosCarmen (The Grandmother)