7 Virgins @ TIFF

September 12, 2005 - Another night, another TIFF movie.

Tonight, we went to see 7 Virgins, a film that takes place in Seville, Spain (we're definitely trying to see as many foreign films as we can). Let's me just start with the fact that there were no line up issues tonight :) and things are cool now between me and Jason...

The movie was a coming-of-age movie, about a teenager named Tano who has a 48 hour pass from juvenile detention so that he can attend his brother's wedding. Tano vows to do as much as he can within t hese 48 hours, including hanging out with his friends, hooking up with his girlfriend, finally attending his brother's wedding. Within these 48 hours though, Tano also learns the reality of life - and grows up (though not in the way that movie title refers to...).

I enjoyed the movie, particularly how it left some unanswered questions, such as, what did Tano did that landed him in jail? the relationship that Tano has with his brother is also interesting. Jason said it's possibly because Tano's brother is trying to live vicariously through him.

The director and two of the main characters were present for this world premiere. Apparently the actor who plays Tano is only 18 years old and is already a huge movie star in Spain...