ME TOO (Yo, también)
By ÁLVARO PASTOR & ANTONIO NAHARRO
Spain | 2009 |103 min. | Spanish
Me Too! is the film of the year. A delightful, offbeat comedy-drama that tells an unusual love story, which challenges society’s deeply ingrained prejudices.Daniel (Pablo Pineda) and Nuria (Lola Dueñas) work together and they’re friends. Daniel is in love with Nuria, but she’s reluctant to go any further. Will Nuria eventually fall in love with Daniel? Me Too! would be a conventional “boy-meets-girl” story if wasn’t for the fact that Daniel has Down Syndrome. Touching, funny and sexy, this unconventional romantic comedy, directed by debutants Pastor and Naharro, talks openly about the desires and sexual needs of people with disabilities in a way not seen before on screen. AWARDS, FESTIVALS, & SCREENINGS
SPANISH ACADEMY AWARDS GOYA - Best Actress (Lola Dueñas) and Best Original Song
SAN SEBASTIÁN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - Silver Seashell Award for Best Actress (Lola Dueñas) and Best Actor (Pablo Pineda)
ROTTERDAM FILM FESTIVAL: Audience Award
SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize
QUOTES
“The amazing humanity shown by Dueñas (The Sea Inside) and Pineda (first-time actor famous for being the first Down person to obtain a university degree) is what makes the film special...Me Too! is a winner”. - HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"An engaging, rough-edged, a moving crowd-pleaser." - TRIBUNE MAGAZINE, Neil Young
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