Me too - who wants to be normal?

Movie
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
Rod
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
	Lola Dueñas : Laura; Pablo Pineda : Daniel; Isabel García Lorca : Mª Ángeles; Antonio Naharro : Santi; Teresa Arbolí : Rocío; Ramiro Alonso : Quique;

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. "

- Berliner Zeitung

“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. "

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