Our take
Tell Me Softly is a Prime Video teen romance about a disciplined student torn between two brothers. Expect melodramatic flirting, suggestive dialogue, party drinking, relationship bullying, and occasional violence references. It plays like a soapier cousin to other streaming teen dramas; best for older teens who want angst over realism
Uplifting themes
Friendship loyalty and self-discovery emerge amid melodrama Mixed teen choices; adults are largely absent from guidance
Story (may spoil tone)
Kamila has everything under control: studies, social life, her image... Everything except the unexpected return of her neighbors, the Di Bianco brothers, after seven years of absence. Thiago stole her first kiss, and Taylor was her best friend, but now their return will turn Kami's world upside down. Can the three overcome the past that binds them? Or will everything explode into pieces once again?
What we flagged
Scores are 0–5: 0 means none; 5 means the strongest we flagged in that category.
Details
Violence Fight talk and past trauma references surface in the love triangle
Fight talk and past trauma references surface in the love triangle
Language Spanish and English dialogue includes s-word and insults during argumen…
Spanish and English dialogue includes s-word and insults during arguments
Sex / nudity Heavy flirting, romance tension, and suggestive teen relationship talk
Heavy flirting, romance tension, and suggestive teen relationship talk
Drugs / alcohol Party drinking and substance mentions appear in teen social scenes
Party drinking and substance mentions appear in teen social scenes
Frightening No frightening found in this title
No frightening found in this title
Self-harm / suicide No self-harm found in this title
No self-harm found in this title
Sexual violence No sexual violence found in this title
No sexual violence found in this title
Child peril / abuse No child peril found in this title
No child peril found in this title
Bullying / discrimination Social shaming and elite-school status games target the heroine
Social shaming and elite-school status games target the heroine
Gore / death / weapons No gore found in this title
No gore found in this title
Dangerous behaviour No dangerous behavior found in this title
No dangerous behavior found in this title
Eating disorders / body image No eating found in this title
No eating found in this title
Mental health No mental health found in this title
No mental health found in this title
Gambling No gambling found in this title
No gambling found in this title
Grief / bereavement No grief found in this title
No grief found in this title
Talk after watching
- Kamila built her life on control until old feelings return. How do first loves complicate growing up?
- Two brothers pull her in different directions. How do you set boundaries in messy friend groups?