It was produced by Pablo and Juan de Dios Larraín, directors of the films “Tony Manero” (2008) and the Oscar-nominated “No” (2012).
Marialy Rivas’s film It stands out among the relevant Chilean production of today for the casual way it deals with sexual themes, from an adolescent and feminine point of view.
To do this, the director was able to find in film a successful correlation to the freedom of expression characteristic of blogs, mainly in the voice of the protagonist, Daniela, as well as in the use of graphic elements and the change of colors that identify the diary that the character keeps on the Internet. The design won her an award for the credits at the SXSW Festival in Austin, United States.
What is Young & Wild, Netflix movie about?
Daniela is a 17 year old girl raised in the bosom of a conservative evangelical family, in Chile. Torn between Christian guilt and her innate rebellion, she experiences a traumatic night of excess that will bring her the punishment of her parents and her own existential questioning. In this forced step into adulthood, Daniela will try to redeem herself from her torrid teenage past, finding, however, a new obstacle: the emergence of his first homosexual love.
But the story does not get lost in the exploitation of sex, which would be so interesting when it features an actress of the beauty of Alicia Luz Rodríguez, whose face completely fills the screen in several shots. What interests the director is how sexuality and feelings come together for the teenager, as well as the confrontation she has with the repressive environment in which she develops.
Trailer for Young and Wild, a Netflix movie
Cast of Young and Wild, Netflix movie
- Alicia Rodriguez – Daniela
- Felipe Pinto – Thomas
- Maria Grace Omegna – Antonia
- Aline Kuppenheim – Teresa
- Alejandro Goic – Raimundo
- Ingrid Isensee – Isabel
- Pablo Krögh – Joshua
- Andrea Garcia-Huidobro – Julia
- Hernan Lacalle – Simon
- Camila Hirane – Barbara “Barbage”
- Thomas of Paul – Christopher
- Moira Miller – Patricia
- Luis Gnecco – Interviewee
- Catalina Saavedra – Converted Woman
- Javiera Mena – Herself
- Jesus Briceño – Television Pastor
- Jorge Arecheta – University
- Maria Catalina Jorquera – Valentina
Source: Ambito
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