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| The two protagonist friends light cigarettes on this poster for Cesc Gay's Nico and Dani |
Nico and Dani are two 17 year-old friends, who live alone in a house in the summer for a period: They find girls, - but one of the two falls for his friend, is forced to face his different sexuality, - plus the fact that his feelings are unreciprocated.
Nico and Dani is written by Tomás Aragay (Truman (2015)) and co-writer/director Cesc Gay (Hotel Room (1998)), based on a play by Jordi Sánchez (Pedralbes Centre (1995)). The original Spanish title refers to a kind of mutual masturbation that the two friends engage in in the film.
Nico and Dani is a refreshing coming-of-age drama with sexual frankness, piercing wistfulness, nice images and outstanding performances. The story is related with wonderful straightforwardness, and it has some especially funny scenes of the ignorance inherent in being young. The film is highly suitable for use in sex education classes.
Watch 2-minutes from the film here
Cost: Unknown
Box office: Uncertain - in excess of 372k $
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[Nico and Dani premiered in May (Cannes Film Festival, out of competition) and runs 91 minutes. Shooting took place in Barcelona. The film's Box Office Mojo sheet only covers its North-American and Taiwan releases, of which 370k $ were from North America; the film's earnings in production country Spain and other European markets are missing. It won an award in Cannes. Roger Ebert gave the film a 3/4 star review, equal in rating to this one. Gay returned with In the City/En la Ciudad (2003). Fernando Ramallo (Dani) (Between Abril and Julio/Entre Abril y Julio (2002)) returned in 3 shorts and a TV-series before his theatrical return in Algunas Chicas Doblan las Piernas Cuando Hablan (2001); Jordi Vilches (Nico) (La Sagrada Familia (2011, TV-series)) in Warriors/Guerreros (2002). Nico and Dani is certified fresh at 87 % with a 6.62/10 critical average at Rotten Tomatoes.]
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