Esteros

"It's never too late to re-live your first love"

2016 1h 23m ES

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 143🍅100%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 5,109

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Synopsis

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Childhood friends Matías and Jerónimo reach adolescence and experience sexual attraction to each other, before being separated by circumstances. Later, as young adults, they meet again, and the film follows themes of complicated relationships and sexual tensions, as well as issues of homophobia.

“It's never too late to re-live your first love”

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Cast

Ignacio Rogers
Matías
Esteban Masturini
Jeronimo
Joaquín Parada
Matías as child
Blas Finardi Niz
Jeronimo as child
Renata Calmon
Rochi
María Merlino
Marilú
Marcelo Subiotto
Esteban
Pablo Cura
Roberto

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Papu Curotto
Writers: Andi Nachon
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish
Countries: Argentina

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Portuguese, Spanish.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Luz Lopez Mañe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Ignacio Rogers and Esteban Masturini and Joaquín Parada carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "It's never too late to re-live your first love".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5883632 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Papu Curotto directs. Luz Lopez Mañe cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Argentina. Dialogue in Portuguese, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Portuguese, Spanish.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Editor Luz Lopez Mañe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Ignacio Rogers and Esteban Masturini and Joaquín Parada carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "It's never too late to re-live your first love".
8IMDB entry: tt5883632 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "coming out", "friendship", "past", "love".

The technical file

Editing: Luz Lopez Mañe
Runtime: 83 min · 1h 23m
Status: Released
Original language: ES
IMDB: Esteros (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes: 100% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7/10 · 5,109 votes
MPAA: Not Rated

Awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

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What people are saying

kinrich302026-08-30
★ 8/10
This was a movie about two childhood friends that grew apart over the years but reconnected as adults. It was a good story with a happy ending.

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