Democracy comes back to Chile during the summer of 1990. In an isolated community, Sofía (16), Lucas (16) and Clara (10), face their first loves and fears, while preparing for New Year's Eve. They may live far from the dangers of the city, but not from those of nature.... (Full plot summary below)
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Democracy comes back to Chile during the summer of 1990. In an isolated community, Sofía (16), Lucas (16) and Clara (10), face their first loves and fears, while preparing for New Year's Eve. They may live far from the dangers of the city, but not from those of nature.
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| Arizona RepublicKerry LengelIn Too Late to Die Young, Chilean writer-director Dominga Sotomayor excavates details from her own memory to unlock a hidden bonus level of starkly original cinematic beauty. This spare coming-of-age story is a slow-burning stunner, despite hardly having a plot at all. |
| Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangEven as it borrows a few beats and riffs from the coming-of-age drama (and from Sotomayor’s own childhood), Too Late to Die Young is marked by a fascinating open-endedness, a strange and intriguing reticence as to who and what it’s really about. |
| The Hollywood ReporterBoyd van HoeijThough more an atmospheric and sensorial experience than strictly a narrative one, this languorous and handsomely produced (by Call Me by Your Name producer Rodrigo Teixeira) feature is a lovingly textured addition to the coming-of-age genre. |
| The Film StageLeonardo GoiPerceptively, the mix of hope and anxieties permeating the commune serves as an allegory that stretches far beyond the cordillera. Political commentaries abound all throughout Too Late to Die Young, but Sotomayor parcels them out with jaw-dropping subtlety. |
| Film ExperienceMurtada ElfadlIt's a roaming slice of life chronicle that isn't that interested in plot though it has some. It's more a memory of a feeling. |
| indieWireEric KohnIt’s an impressive illustration of a director in command of the medium, but more than that, points to the potential in whatever she does next. |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloFor better and worse (mostly better), Too Late To Die Young is a mood movie, situated on an emotional precipice. |
| CineVueSucheta ChakrabortyToo Late to Die Young is Castillo’s remarkable endeavour to relive memories, sensations and lived moments from a time and place she has long since left behind. |
| Screen InternationalAllan HunterA saga of complicated relationships, longings and heartbreak sometimes strains to fully develop all its disparate elements. Yet this is still an ambitious feat of storytelling delivered with a sensitivity to mood and emotion. |
| VarietyJay WeissbergWhile the film is perhaps longer than necessary, and the adult characters could use some fleshing out, this is a satisfying sensorial work. |
