Too Late to Die Young
Continuing with her intimate portraits of youth in transition, Chilean director Dominga Sotomayor delivers another delicately striking story with her Locarno-winning third feature. Using an evocative color palette that exudes nostalgia, a curated soundtrack, and an effervescent tone, Too Late to Die Young tells the story of Sofia (Demian Hernández), a teenager coming of age in the ’90s outside of traditional society. Living in the countryside with a group of families hoping to leave behind consumerism and the unnecessary burdens of modernity, the young woman’s peculiar adolescent experience is at once relatable and enthralling.
Demian Hernández in Too Late To Die Young. Image courtesy of KimStim
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AFI Fest 2018 runs from November 8-15, 2018 in Hollywood, California. For more information, visit their website here.
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