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A young woman learns she is intersex and redefines her identity and relationships in this MA 15+ Spanish drama. Emotional family conflict and traditional prejudice sit beside frequent strong language and on-screen joints, cocaine, and heavy drinking in Madrid nightlife. Intimate scenes include underwear sex and bare breasts, and learning that her parents altered her anatomy as a baby without consent is a major shock. Romance and self-acceptance themes suit mature teens and adults. ClearAge puts it around 16.
Uplifting themes
Living authentically and accepting yourself anchor the journey. Once identity truth is clear, the story keeps returning to the courage that life asks for Courage to define herself on her own terms is what the lead finds. Parents can point to that honesty about who she is as the main role-model beat afterward
Story (may spoil tone)
A young woman from a traditional family learns she's intersex, sparking a journey of self-discovery, gender identity and love found in unexpected places.
What we flagged
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Violence Talk covers AIDS deaths and a news murder case, and Adela is insulted f…
Talk covers AIDS deaths and a news murder case, and Adela is insulted for how she looks. Sustained fight violence never arrives. Hardness lives in the talk and social cruelty
Language Frequent spikes of the f-word and s-word land beside sons of b-words, a…
Frequent spikes of the f-word and s-word land beside sons of b-words, a-word, prick, and other adult insults. That strong language runs through this grown-up Spanish drama
Sex / nudity An intimate scene with a woman stays in underwear, and bare breasts app…
An intimate scene with a woman stays in underwear, and bare breasts appear on screen. A brothel storyline shows domination and medical role-play rooms, plus talk of porn and other adult desires
Drugs / alcohol Joints and cigarettes, snorted cocaine, and drinking into drunkenness a…
Joints and cigarettes, snorted cocaine, and drinking into drunkenness and hangovers all appear. Madrid nightlife puts that substance use on screen as texture, not a single throwaway line
Frightening We did not see frightening in this one
We did not see frightening in this one
Sexual violence As a baby, Adela's anatomy was altered by her parents without her conse…
As a baby, Adela's anatomy was altered by her parents without her consent, and learning that truth is a major shock. No adult assault scene appears on screen
Bullying / discrimination Her parents hid Adela's intersex status and grow agitated when she asks…
Her parents hid Adela's intersex status and grow agitated when she asks questions, trapping her in shame and confusion. Name-calling about her looks follows as she steps into a wider Madrid scene
Gore / death / weapons We did not see gore in this one
We did not see gore in this one
Dangerous behaviour We did not see dangerous behavior in this one
We did not see dangerous behavior in this one
Eating disorders / body image We did not see eating in this one
We did not see eating in this one
Mental health We did not see mental health in this one
We did not see mental health in this one
Gambling We did not see gambling in this one
We did not see gambling in this one
Grief / bereavement A priest recalls a gay partner who died of AIDS before the priesthood,…
A priest recalls a gay partner who died of AIDS before the priesthood, and grief hangs around other hard memories. Loss stays spoken; no funeral set piece is staged
Flashing lights We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
We have not confirmed whether this version contains flashing lights.
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Talk after watching
- The lead must reconcile who she is with what her family expects. How do people find support when identity feels complicated?
- Traditional values clash with personal truth. What helps families listen instead of judge?
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