Completed - SPANISH - Drama - 93 minutes
“I am nine and I have bad hair.” “I am thirty and I have a weird son.” “If I straighten it, my mom will love me.” “If he keeps it up, I will hand him over to his granny.” “I hope she won't leave me.”
Year of production : 2013 Director(s) : Mariana RONDÓN Writer(s) : Mariana RONDÓN Cast : Samuel LANGE, Samantha CASTILLO Producer(s) : Marité UGÁS (SUDACA FILMS )
JUNIOR is nine years old and has “bad hair.” He wants to have it straightened for his yearbook picture, like a fashionable pop singer. This puts him at odds with his mother MARTA. The more JUNIOR tries to look sharp and make his mother love him, the more she rejects him, until he is cornered, face to face with a painful decision.
Country(ies) : VENEZUELA Start of shooting : July 2013
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Toronto - TIFF 2013 Contemporary World CinemaSan Sebastian FF 2013 - Official selection (Golden Shell for best film)Ventana Sur 2013 Video Library