Abel (2010)

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	Year of first release: 2010
	Director: Diego Luna
	Actors: Karina Gidi, José María Yazpik, Christopher Ruiz-Esparza
	Country: MEX
	Genre: Drama
	Conditions of visioning: 19.08.2014, DVD, Spanish version
Synopsis: A young boy called Abel (Ruiz-Esparza) is picked up by his mother (Gidi) from an hospital. From autistic Abel starts behaving as if he was the father of the family. When his real father, Anselmo (Yazpik), comes back, the situation changes.
Review: The dramatic situation of a mother loving her child and who forces her other kids to live in the situation of behaving as if Abel would be the father is a huge sick and dramatic sign of love. I really like this idea. Some daily situations are created to show that behaviour but nothing captivating my attention. The tension with his sister and brother are not existing while this should be also a major emotional and psychological disturbance. What captivated me are the relapses of the young Abel until the SPOILER dramatic final swimming pool scene, being also very well filmed and directed.  The directing is ok all along and good for the first and the final scenes. The rest is relatively flat.  Diego Luna is usually a producer or actor and this was his script, and a good one!, and his second movie as director.
Rating: 4 /10