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Our take
After underage Cristal disappears onto the Camino de Santiago, wealthy shallow Checco has to walk after her. Regular adult swearing, lots of wine, bathing-suit moments, and implied sex talk sit beside cruel jokes he has to outgrow. There is also a clear eating-disorder therapy reference, and parents will feel mild worry about a teen on fake papers. Under the satire, a father is learning to listen. ClearAge 14+ fits that mix of bite and warmth.
Uplifting themes
Money, looks, and status lose ground as the walk pushes Checco toward people. Compassion, chosen family, and respect for other people's beliefs are what the journey is really about Vain and useless at first, Checco slowly learns to listen and keep walking with his daughter. Alma and others around them model patience and care without getting preachy
Story (may spoil tone)
Checco's life is a comfortable and luxurious one, and it couldn't be otherwise, considering he's the only son of Eugenio Zalone, a wealthy sofa manufacturer. Stranded by the pool in his luxurious villas, with an unspecified number of Filipinos serving him, a very young Mexican model as a girlfriend, and vacationing on his yacht with friends who share his passion for not wanting to work; it seems like a truly enviable life, considering he lacks nothing, absolutely nothing. Actually, no. Something is missing. It's his underage daughter, Cristal, named after the famous French sparkling wine, who has suddenly disappeared without a trace. Urgently summoned to Rome by his ex-wife, Linda, he finds himself facing the responsibilities of fatherhood for the first time, trying to find the girl—a very complicated task, considering he knows absolutely nothing about Cristal and her life.
Details
Violence A swollen ankle for Corina is plain on screen after she hurts it on the…
A swollen ankle for Corina is plain on screen after she hurts it on the journey. Parents will notice the injury. Graphic fighting or assault choreography is not what drives the story
Language Arguments and jokes carry the f-word and s-word, plus a-word, b-word, w…
Arguments and jokes carry the f-word and s-word, plus a-word, b-word, whore, and damn. Regular adult comedy swearing is the register. A rare PG slip would undersell it
Sex / nudity Bathing suits show up, and one relationship is treated as mostly happen…
Bathing suits show up, and one relationship is treated as mostly happening in the bedroom. Characters also talk about sex and ask for a kiss. No graphic sex scene shows up in what we see
Drugs / alcohol On the road and at meals, wine shows up often, and champagne feeds weal…
On the road and at meals, wine shows up often, and champagne feeds wealth jokes around Cristal's name. Hard-drug use is not part of what we see
Child peril / abuse Underage Cristal goes missing and walks the Camino on fake papers while…
Underage Cristal goes missing and walks the Camino on fake papers while her father chases after her. Worry about a minor on the road sits under the comedy the whole time
Bullying / discrimination Shallow and defensive Checco cracks cruel jokes about race, body size,…
Shallow and defensive Checco cracks cruel jokes about race, body size, disability, gender, and status. Those jokes are treated as something he has to unlearn. Kids will still hear them spoken aloud
Dangerous behaviour We did not see dangerous behavior in this one
We did not see dangerous behavior in this one
Eating disorders / body image Therapy for an acute eating disorder gets named for a friend, and a res…
Therapy for an acute eating disorder gets named for a friend, and a restaurant scene plays with dieting versus temptation. That lands as a clear plot beat, not only throwaway body jokes
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 We did not see grief in this one
We did not see grief in this one
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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