Me too - who wants to be normal?
Movie | |
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German title | Me too - who wants to be normal? |
Original title | Yo, también |
Country of production | Spain |
original language | Spanish |
Publishing year | 2009 |
length | 103 minutes |
Age rating |
FSK 6 JMK 12 |
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Director |
Álvaro Pastor Gaspar Antonio Naharro |
script | Álvaro Pastor Gaspar Antonio Naharro |
production |
Manuel Gómez Cardeña Julio Médem Koldo Zuazua |
music | Guille Milkyway |
camera | Alfonso Postigo |
cut | Nino Martínez Sosa |
occupation | |
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Me too - who wants to be normal? (Original title: Yo, también ; literally: "Me too") is a Spanish film by the directors Álvaro Pastor Gaspar and Antonio Naharro from 2009.
action
Daniel starts his new job at the Equality Office in Seville . He's intelligent, sensitive and humorous, but a defective photocopier can drive him crazy: Daniel has Down syndrome . His work colleague Laura does not have her life under control: she has broken up with her family, at night she drones on with alcohol in discos and randomly sleeps with strangers. But she is one of the few to take Daniel seriously despite his disability. Daniel falls in love with her, but experiences a bitter rebuff at first.
Other people with Down syndrome in Daniel's environment also struggle with problems: Pedro and Luisa fall in love with each other in a dance group and thus encounter complete incomprehension among their families. Only slowly do they achieve it through persistence and the support of Laura and Daniel that their love is accepted by those around them.
When Laura's father is dying, Laura struggles to return to her hometown Madrid . The viewer suspects that Laura's past is overshadowed by a dark secret, but there is no longer any discussion with her father. It is only after his death that Laura finds out that, before falling into a coma, he asked her forgiveness for what he did to her. Daniel also travels to Madrid to help Laura. The two get closer again and confess their love to each other, but they also recognize that it is an impossibility for them in the long run. Laura explains to Daniel that she wants to make love with him in this situation, but only once, no more - but also no less, as Daniel happily finds out. On his return from Madrid, Daniel realizes that although he has not yet found the love of his life, he has grown from his experiences.
background
The film gets its authenticity from the fact that the plot is freely based on the life story of the main actor Pablo Pineda (* 1974), who was the first person with Down syndrome in the world to graduate from university. Pineda was dubbed in the German version by the actor Sebastian Urbanski , who was also born with Down syndrome .
criticism
“Many weird movie heroes have moved in the field of tension between social conformity and discrimination, years ago in Hollywood successes such as' Forrest Gump 'or' Rain Man ', today in smaller productions such as' Adam', 'vincent will meer' or 'Renn , if you can'. And yet no film star in the world plays as authentically as Pablo Pineda, who is a perfect partner in the Almodóvar actress Lola Dueñas as Laura. "
“Unfortunately, however, it is this claim to solidarity that threatens to tip over this love story, which was previously pushed so lightly. As credible and natural as the rapprochement process between Laura and Daniel was staged, the final, amorous execution appears as artificial. [...] And yet: How in 'Me Too' the boyish blonde falls for the charm bolt with the wrong chromosome number, at least for a few moments, that is one of the most tender moments that the cinema has in store this year. "
Awards
Festival Internacional de Cine de Donostia-San Sebastian 2009
- Silver Shell in the Best Actor category for Pablo Pineda
- Silver Shell in the Best Actress category for Lola Dueñas
- Best Actress : Lola Dueñas
- Best film song: Yo, también by Guille Milkyway
- Nomination in the category Best Actor for Pablo Pineda
- Nomination in the Best Young Director category for Álvaro Pastor Gaspar and Antonio Naharro
Spanish Actors Association Award 2010
- Best Actress in a Film: Lola Dueñas
Web links
- Official website for the film
- Original official website for the film (Spanish)
- Me too - who wants to be normal? in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Me too - who wants to be normal? Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2011 (PDF; test number: 123 745 V).
- ↑ Age rating for me too - who wants to be normal? Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Martin Dahms: Let's be friends. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . 4th August 2010
- ↑ Ina Pachmann: The special voice . In: Berliner Zeitung , August 14, 2010
- ↑ Maike Schultz: One chromosome too many . In: Berliner Zeitung , August 4, 2010
- ↑ Christian Buß: I have Down syndrome, I love you. In: Spiegel online . August 5, 2010, accessed August 31, 2010 .