2008 · drama · romance · coming-of-age
Voy a Explotar
Directed by Gerardo Naranjo1h 46m2008
Tale of a young couple who throw caution to the wind and set out in search of their true fate. Román is the son of a contemptible, right-leaning congressman. Recently enrolled in a new high school, the rebellious teen clumsily attempts to hang himself on-stage at the big talent show. Maru is the sole member of the audience to applaud, earning both students a day of detention. After bonding during the course of their punishment, Román and Maru grab daddy's gun, steal a Volkswagen, and hit the road bound for nowhere.
Our read: Voy a Explotar (2008) reads as a sombre, kinetic, grounded drama · romance · coming-of-age entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, kinetic, measured drama / romance, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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