
Adults,butseldomtreatedassuch:that'sthedilemmafacingthisgroupoffriendswithDownsyndrome,inthiswarmandcompassionatedocumentary.<br/> WhenwefirstmeetAnita,she'sjustifiablyfrustratedwithherboringkitchenjobandoverprotectiveparents–she'sbeenattendingthesameschoolfor40years.ThingsstarttolookupwhenshebeginsaromancewiththecourteousAndrésandthelovingduodreamofdoingwhateveryoneelsedoes,includingmarriageandhavingafamily.TheirfriendRicardoworkspart-timeandalsohasplansforthefuture.Theschoolencouragesitsmaturestudentstoberesponsibleadults,butdotheyreallyhaveanysayintheirfuture?Thisisnotasombrefilm–it'sfullofjoyandintimacy,arecurringqualityintheworkoftalentedChileandirectorMaiteAlberdi(TeaTime,SFF2015).<br/> Afascinatingparadeofstrongcharacters–feistyAnita,entrepreneurialRicardo,suaveAndres,andRita,"smarterthanyouraveragebear"eachconfrontingaseriesoftouchingchallengesasAlberdilooksatliveslivedunderneverendingrestraint.–FionnualaHalligan,ScreenInternational

