PLEASE NOTE – Formerly advertised screenings for Tue 5 Jan at 18:15 & 20:30 have been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions.
A feisty exploration of teenage angst (co-produced by Gael Garcia Bernal & Diego Luna) finds two bored teens, Roman and Maru, fulfilling their coming-of-age Bonnie and Clyde fantasies.
Review
“Nicholas Ray meets Jean-Luc Godard in I’m Gonna Explode, a punchy exploration of unattributable teenage angst that expands the usually male view of Rebel Without a Cause-type dramas to include an equally well-scripted femme lead.” Jay Weissberg, Variety
“A knowing homage to Jean-Luc Godard, in particular to Pierrot le Fou. With its jerky hand-held camerawork, zero attention span, jarring shifts in narrative perspective and refusal to offer tidy explanations of who, what, where and when, I’m Gonna Explode keeps you continually off balance. In the Godard manner it lives in the moment, simultaneously taking you inside the bubble of Roman and Maru’s chaotic relationship and observing it with a shrugging detachment.” Stephen Holden, The New York Times
Awards
Guadalajara Mexican Film Festival ’09 – WINNER
– Mayahuel Award Best Cinematography (Tobias Datum)
– Press Award (Gerardo Naranjo)