Jamie passion and passionfruit!

The second feature by Argentina’s Celina Murga, this is relatively minimalist in plot and action but rich in subtlety of meaning as she explores a week in the life of a bunch of rich teenagers in a gated community.  Their parents are away and they try to keep themselves amused like breaking into houses or joy riding or simply playing at play station.  Through small incidents, looks and comments we discover how they perceive the outside world, their lives and the people like guards and maids who work for them.  It is a strange existence and they have contradictory behaviour, defending the ‘prison rules’ to others but striving to break them whenever possible and expecting impunity!  Nothing you could call great in it, but far richer than you would first think. Juvenile actors like sisters Magdalena and Sofia Capobianco shine, especially the latter as the sensitive younger girl who delivers a lovely song at the local concert.

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