A fresh, spirited drama, charming and unpretentious.
VARIETY
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Film has a remarkable vibrancy…”Quinceanera” proves once again that filmmakers can make movies about anything-even things outside their realm of experience-if they do it with respect.
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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The skill of the film-makers in Quinceanera is in telling such an appealing human story within the social and cultural context not only of the Mexican immigrant community but also of the neighbourhood which is being overtaken by rich white people as personified by the shallow, self-involved gay couple upstairs. That the film works as both compelling drama and social comment is a tribute to the writing and the work of directors and actors, many of them non-professional, in creating such authentic characterisations. It’s telling that it won both jury and audience awards at Sundance since it is both crowd-pleaser and critic-friendly.
SCREEN DAILY
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