
Coming of age, on a Barcelona beach, during an eventful week: Nico arrives at Dani's for part of the summer. Dani's parents are away, Nico is keen to lose his virginity, and Dani, who's been Nico's friend since grammar school, wants time only with Nico. Dani's plans to hunt and fish are waylaid when Nico catches the eye of Elena and her cousin Berta. He wants to go to the beach with the girls, cook them dinner, and make love to at least one of them. Dani wants social and phys... (Full plot summary below)
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Coming of age, on a Barcelona beach, during an eventful week: Nico arrives at Dani's for part of the summer. Dani's parents are away, Nico is keen to lose his virginity, and Dani, who's been Nico's friend since grammar school, wants time only with Nico. Dani's plans to hunt and fish are waylaid when Nico catches the eye of Elena and her cousin Berta. He wants to go to the beach with the girls, cook them dinner, and make love to at least one of them. Dani wants social and physical contact with Nico. Watching from a short distance are Sonia, Dani's tutor, and Julian, a gay writer, who picks up Dani's vibes. Can Nico and Dani sort out friendship as well as their mixed desires?
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| New York PostV.A. MusettoEveryone will be indifferent, as indifferent and uncaring as the characters the film portrays. |
| Mr. ShowbizKevin MaynardGay deftly explores the casual experimentation between the two boys. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerRambling and easygoing, Nico and Dani is a modest but frank look at adolescent lust, both heterosexual and homosexual. |
| PopcornQBrandon JudellA highly enjoyable, extremely sensual coming of age film |
| Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanThat rarest of creatures: a coming-of-age dramedy whose (nearly) teenage stars are natural actors, whose direction is unforced, and whose sexual themes are treated with candor and humor. |
| Chicago TribuneRobert K. ElderManages to be both joyful and unnerving in its unflinching portrayal of emerging sexuality. |
| New TimesDavid Ehrenstein... the film goes a long way toward dispelling myths of innocence and purity, while showing that teen-agers can sometimes be wise enough to figure out some of life's most important lessons for themselves. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordI wish there were more such honestly rendered and thoughtfully told coming-of-age films. |
| Reel.comRod ArmstrongThe movie may not be earthshattering, but it's a much more truthful work about adolescence than recent popular teen fare. |
| Sacramento News & ReviewJim LaneA minor pleasure, a story of complex feelings told simply and without pretention. |