Drama  •  2019  •  93 min

Memories of a Teenager (2019)

Memories of a Teenager poster

Memories of a Teenager (2019)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: High
LGBTQ: Positive
Family Values: Strongly Progressive

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

After the suicide of his best friend and the fire of a local dance called Cromañón, including recitals, illegal parties in an abandoned warehouse and high school, a year passes by in the life of Zabo who writes everything he feels and lives in his blog, "Memories of a teenager".


Starring Cast

Renato Quattordio  •   Thomas Lepera  •   Malena Narvay

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Progressive

Primary

Political: Leans Left
Confidence: High

The film's dominant themes align with progressive values by centering on the emotional journey and self-acceptance of a gay teenager, exploring the complexities of identity and unrequited love with an emphasis on authenticity and empathy for LGBTQ+ experiences.

Diversity: High
Confidence: High

The movie features main characters who are gay, representing diversity in sexual orientation. Its narrative explicitly centers on the experiences of gay teenagers, inherently critiquing heteronormative societal structures and expectations.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Positive
Confidence: High

Memories of a Teenager offers a sensitive and empathetic portrayal of a same-sex teenage romance. It depicts the central characters' emotional journey, intimacy, and self-discovery with dignity, affirming the validity of their love despite external challenges like homophobia. The film's net impact is supportive and validating of LGBTQ+ lives and relationships.

Family Values: Strongly Progressive
Confidence: High

The film strongly portrays progressive family values by depicting the questioning of traditional parental authority, normalizing non-heteronormative sexualities, and emphasizing chosen family bonds over strained biological ones. Traditional family structures and roles are often presented as sources of conflict or are shown adapting to modern realities like divorce.

Trans: N/A
Confidence: High

The film focuses on the coming-of-age and sexual awakening of two cisgender male teenagers, Pablo and Leo, during a summer vacation. The narrative explores their friendship, romantic relationships, and self-discovery without featuring any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The story primarily delves into cisgender gay and bisexual experiences, thus having no direct portrayal of transsexual individuals or themes.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film features original characters created for its narrative, rather than adapting pre-existing figures from source material or history. Consequently, no character's gender deviates from a previously established canon.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

The film "Memories of a Teenager" is an original work, not an adaptation of existing source material or a biopic of historical figures. Its characters were created for this film and therefore lack a pre-established canonical or historical race to be altered.

Hinduism: N/A
Confidence: High

Not depicted in the film.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.5
The Movie Database logo
7.9

Critic Ratings

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N/A
Metacritic logo
N/A

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