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Eimbcke’s New Border Drama Tracks Boy’s Virginity Quest

8/6/2026

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Story summary

Director Fernando Eimbcke’s sixth feature, a drama set in 1979 Las Cruces, New Mexico, follows boy Olmo’s fixation on losing his virginity.
Olmo lives with mother Cecilia (actress Andrea Suárez Paz) and sees his plans with crush Nina (actress Melanie Frometa) stall after Cecilia takes a shift.
Cinematographer Carolina Costa uses a sunset palette to highlight the family’s warmth and turbulence, marking Eimbcke’s first story set on side of the United States-Mexico border.

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Story summary

Director Fernando Eimbcke’s sixth feature, a drama set in 1979 Las Cruces, New Mexico, follows boy Olmo’s fixation on losing his virginity.
Olmo lives with mother Cecilia (actress Andrea Suárez Paz) and sees his plans with crush Nina (actress Melanie Frometa) stall after Cecilia takes a shift.
Cinematographer Carolina Costa uses a sunset palette to highlight the family’s warmth and turbulence, marking Eimbcke’s first story set on side of the United States-Mexico border.