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Ever since his father has died, young Bruno (Sebastian Rojano) has somehow lost his footing, and that his mother (Ximena Ayala) lets a new man, Gerardo (Hector Illanes), in her life, doesn't make things any better. He holds onto his father's vast matchbox collection though, and the one thing that gives him joy is to set things on fire with dad's matches - nothing too dangerous though, just small things. Often he does this with his best friend Ian (Ari Lopez), but when Ian comes out as gay and might have a crush on Bruno, that completely derails him and he skips town to pay his online-girlfriend Dani (Natalia Quiroz) a visit, who just loves his videos of things set on fire. And at first everything's fine with Dani, she's a really sweet girl, proves to share his predilection for burning things, and even her father (Antonio Fortier) and mother (Iliana Donatlán) are likeable and quickly accept him as Dani's boyfriend. They actually treat him like a family member, giving him the perfect family life he has never had at home. Thing is, things aren't as rosy as they first seem, and Dani might not be as into him as it first seems and might have plenty of issues of her own - but learning about her issues finally makes Bruno confront his own issues, for better or worse ...

What really makes this movie is the unexcited way it treats its central theme, a young man's blooming sexuality, both in story and style, and really finds an unexpectedly fitting metaphor for it in his pyromania, which pretty much unites the three young lead characters of the movie. And the natural performances by all of the involved go very well with the subtle directorial effort that's steeped in realism. That said, the film's deliberately slow-moving and at times demands some patience, but if you're willing to grant the movie this patience, you're in for a treat.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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