Roofing

A gentle, reflective documentary that drifts between youthful adventure and adult hindsight, asking you to sit with memory rather than momentum.

Directed by

Gabriela Hernandez, Paz Fábrega

Overview

Following an clever plan to emigrate to the United States, a group of boys from peasant families in the southern part of Costa Rica pretends to be a soccer team and ventures to participate in the prestigious Dallas Cup, in the United States. Years later, the exercise of narrating this great little feat allows some of its protagonists to reflect on its meaning.

How it feels

Melancholic, warm, earnest and light. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Immigration, memory, coming-of-age, friendship

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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