Pablo is a wide-eyed innocent young teenager, who left alone to his own devices in his rather luxurious home when his parents take off the beach, films the toys he smashes up as part of some childish scenarios. When he’s not doing that he shoots half naked pictures of himself for girls on the Internet that he is desperate to lose his virginity with.Taking a break from all of this outside in the park he comes across Marco sitting in his car who is idly doing nothing. He’s a few years older, with several face piercings and obviously much more worldly, and when the two men strike up a conversation Marco quickly realises that there is an attraction and one that he would like to pursue.
He persuades Pablo to take a road trip to Real in the Mexican desert where he will be able to get some great footage for the video camera that is constantly clued to his hands, and also get to try some peyote. (a desert plant that contains mescaline) The two young men verbally spar with each other constantly on the journey as if they are both silently fighting their growing feelings, until at night, alone in their hotel room they simply let go.
Whether Pablo and Marco actually had intercourse is only ever suggested in a very sweet and sexy bed time scene. Come the morning as they resume the search for the peyote, its clear though that they have detected much more than this. In the space of 24 hours the two young men have discovered more about themselves than ever before, and despite their different backgrounds and ages, just what they really mean to each other.
This debut narrative from filmmaker Omar Flores Sarabia is an impressive and very touchingly simple coming-of-age story. It is essentially a intimate two-hander and the fact that is played by two non-professional actors is astonishing given the depth of their performances and the very obvious chemistry they shared.
Labels: 2013, coming of age, drama, gay, Mexican
