baxterbhbaxter
The really attractive aspect of this movie is the sympathy for all the characters, not just the two boys who form the mainspring of the action. This covers familiar territory - adolescent growing pains, sexuality, friendships, etc - without once being condescending. I showed to this to a Thai friend and his comment was simply, 'this is a true story. it happens to so many boys in Thailand" Not just in Thailand I might add. The film is fluent, unsensational and quite superbly acted in a very naturalistic style. It is more explicit than the not dissimilar Amice Per la Pelle (Friends for Life) from Italy, but in a similar league. I won't bother with the details of the story since many reviews cover them: but the person who found it offensive and only about sex must have seen another movie. This is a film about growing up, about real relationships boasting super locations, tender moments, a few amusing ones and above all no false emotions. BB
G S
Krampack tells the story of Nico and Dani, two 17 year old teens. Nico stays with Dani cause his parents are on holiday. Together they want to do stuff, but two girls interfer. Nico is playing the playboy but like a very unsure insecure teen of course. Dani doesn't like the coupling, you will find out when you see the movie. The two boys discover their sexuality and like every boy growing up they struggle with it. The two Spanish boys put on a great performance. I very much liked this movie and wished i saw it sooner. I think it is a must view for all teens around the globe, and i am sure everyone finds something recognizable. Try to see it! :)
Poliminia
I have just watched Krampack for the second time. It is even more interesting (Jordi Vilches is hilarious) and remains as fresh as five years ago. Young people have always had to go through the period of discovering sexuality (even adults do so nowadays) and this movie explains it naturally, without taboos and with a lot of gags. It has intimacy (sometimes like if we were watching and not being seen), the drugs subject also appears. I like the strength of the girls, specially Esther Nubiola's fragile sensuality. Photography is amazing, with shiny views of the catalan coast. American pie subject with elegance and sincerity.The old way!
Antonio-37
Two best friends spend the summer of their 16th year together at a beach house. Dani has realized that he has gay feelings, and this is the summer he will sort out his orientation. Nico is quite happy to play along with Dani. The "Krámpak" in the title is Spanish for mutual masturbation.But their adolescent fumbling has different meanings for each boy. Dani has much deeper feelings for his pal than Nico seems to reciprocate. Dani knows he's gay, but is Nico gay?This dichotomy is classic for boys at that age. Many boys engage in play with another boy, some discard it after a while, and others decide that this is their life choice.The acting is a little wooden in this movie. However given the controversial theme of the script this is not hard to forgive. Both boys are good actors playing your typical adolescents with a sexual twist.There is no heavy trauma in this movie. The ending will surprise the viewer. Not too many movies have treated adolescent gay sex in so positive a light. Three cheers for that! It is now the start of the new millennium - it's OK for boys to be gay. Yet in being gay there are still the difficulties in any relationship that all teenagers have to grapple with. And the real strength of this movie shows that even when two boys are ready to play, the course of true love is not easy.
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