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Memories of a Teenager

2019 · 93 min

A diary-like, melancholic year of grief and self-discovery, immersive and tender, but carrying an undertow of sadness.

Directed by
Lucas Santa Ana
Genres
Drama
Starring
Renato Quattordio, Thomás Lepera, Malena Narvay
Tagline
Someone somewhere has to be going through the same thing.
Overview
After the suicide of his best friend and the fire of a local dance called Cromañón, including recitals, illegal parties in an abandoned warehouse and high school, a year passes by in the life of Zabo who writes everything he feels and lives in his blog, "Memories of a teenager".

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Directed by
Lucas Santa Ana
Genres
Drama
Starring
Renato Quattordio, Thomás Lepera, Malena Narvay
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • identity
  • coming-of-age
  • sexuality
  • isolation
Places
  • big city
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Cinematography
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Runtime
93 min
Country
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Languages
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