Año uña (2007) - Synopsis
The film’s narrative is completely fictional and can be summarised as an impossible romance between Molly, a 21-year-old American, and Diego, a Mexican in the throes of puberty. Molly travels to Mexico, where she rents a room in Diego’s house. A close relationship immediately develops between the two. Diego, who had previously been consumed by desire for his cousin, Emilia, redirects his obsession after Molly arrives. Molly enjoys Diego’s flirtations, finding the attention and respect missing from her relationships with boyfriends. The relationship continues to grow until Molly returns to New York. Diego decides to run away and win Molly’s heart, whose tenderness for Diego turned into attraction.
By superimposing this fictional story over the real moments depicting Eireann and her experience as a foreigner in Mexico, of Diego entering puberty, birthdays and funerals, hospitals, animal surgeries, his grandfather Salvador falling ill with cancer and his death, Jonás discovered the film’s theme: the passage of time and the impermanence of things.
