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VENEZUELA · 2013
Pelo Malo
Mariana Rondón
Synopsis
A nine-year-old boy’s preening obsession with straightening his hair elicits a tidal wave of homophobic panic in his hard-working mother, in this tender but clear-eyed coming-of-age tale.
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Cinema of Venezuela →Films with Similar Themes
gender identity · maternal anxiety · childhood sexuality · social prejudice · parental pressure
