Julio begins in July

Why I couldn't remember the title: In spanish, it can either read "july begins in july" or "julio begins in july" (it's the latter).

I initially rented it because it's chilean and briefly features one of the regulars of TV Chile's wonderful telenovelas. But it's also wonderfully mesmerizing. I felt as though it had two parts, almost split along its two hour running time. The first forty minutes, although not filmed exactly from the point of view of the 15 year old protagonist, still have the feel of being told through the eyes of an adolescent: the way that you wait for the world to resolve itself from the sinister haze of looming adulthood and reveal what's right and wrong. The second half is more solid and comical, until it moves into a little melodrama. I found it very satisfying.