Tarde Para Morir Joven

I wouldn't have known precisely, except perhaps from the kinds of hair, clothes, and music tracks, that this story of a Chile country co-op takes place in the early 1990s, after the repressive Pinochet dictatorship has gone.A local audience may have picked up on this, but the filmmakers have deliberately avoided any helpful references. and, maybe because the younger characters grew up in a time when discussion of politics was dangerous, no one seems to be interested in talking about the subject.This can be off putting, as the otherwise mundane activites we see the people doing- playing music, making love, taking baths, putting out fires- fails to spark much interest.A much better film from Sweden, Together, made its portrait of the foibles and tensions in a communal group memorable.Here the co-op idea, which was apparently widespread in the years before Pinochet under the socialist Allende, is retested and that 6os-70s idea is challenged,but not in such an interesting way.A big black dog that keeps trying to escape looms as some kind of a symbol, though not as intriguing as the similarly used wolf in the Italian film Happy as Lazzaro, also from 2018,which I saw the same week as this one.

The story is pretty bad, honestly there is nothing to say, what a waste of timeeeee

This movie was so slow and plodding that I finally had to stop watching. Unless you have a particular interest in Chile, you don't need to bother watching this.

Not having read any introductory statements when I watched I thought the movie was about itinerant Romani (Gypsy) people of Europe in the process of forming a commune in the hills above some city. Plot weaves through daily hassles such as clean water; selling crafts for money; small issues with neighbors; music; drinking; partying; romance & sex. Not much to acting & dialogue such that I thought the producers enlisted local talent. I never got a sense or concern that politics and unknown dangers would be a story point. Anyway, a period piece for the '90s & filmed in the Chili, Argentina, Brazil triangle.

I had the opportunity to see this film at MSPIFF and I absolutely adored it. Too Late To Die Young is enchanting yet feels so incredibly realistic. Dominga Sotomayor Castillo shows a complete mastery of her craft to be able to make such an introspective and immersive piece.

Other user reviews talked about the lack of cultural context, but I feel as though they missed the point of the film. It is in no way a political drama. It is, if anything, a film exploring coming-of-age themes, and the freedom that comes in hand with adolescence. The "missing background" is an invalid criticism of the film, because any commentary on Chilean politics is a faint, faint backdrop on what is displayed to us.

I'd highly recommend this film :)