一段跨界之爱,照亮两个年轻的生命。青涩的巴勒斯坦大学生尼莫(尼古拉斯·雅各布 Nicholas Jacob 饰)暗中潜入以色列,在特拉维夫的同志酒吧邂逅了帅气逼人的律师罗伊(迈克尔·阿洛尼 Michael Aloni 饰)。当尼莫取得学生签证可以合法出入以色列后,他和罗伊迅速陷入一段难以自拔的热恋中。然 而随着感情升温,阻力也随之而来。对尼莫来说,巴勒斯坦不耻他的性取向,以色列不承认他的身份;由于有一个激进暴力的哥哥,他更被以色列特工部门列入黑名单,签证也因此被吊销。罗伊倾尽所能为尼莫奔走,却遭到来自官方的恐吓;而尼莫的秘密也似乎被家人窥破,生命陷入空前危险中。这份暗夜中的爱情最终能否冲破阻碍、拥抱光明?
The summer before college, bright-yet-irreverent Elliott comes face-to-face with her older self during a mushroom trip. The encounter spurs a funny and heartfelt journey of self-discovery and first love as Elliott prepares to leave her childhood home.
Writer-director Megan Park’s tender, surprising sophomore feature cleverly uses its high-concept premise of a visit from one’s future self to launch a refreshing, nuanced exploration of the uncertainties of young romance and coming of age. My Old Ass is a sweet teenage love story, a lively contemporary comedy, and a quirky riff on time-travel films all in one.
Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza have a terrific unlikely chemistry, as the sass and self-assuredness of the young Elliott, as played by Stella, blends and overlaps with Plaza’s sardonic humor as a more mature Elliott. The care and affection shown in the film’s depiction of Elliott’s rural hometown in her last days before taking off for adulthood visually highlights her emotional journey, evoking a nostalgia for days that haven’t even ended yet.—HZ