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Dark Blue Almost Black

Review by Donald Dusinberre

      Dark Blue Almost Black is the feature film debut of Daniel Sánchez Arévalo. An engaging and clever film, Arévalo deftly outlines ordinary lives while managing to highlight comical aspects of situations endured by the characters.

      A story with many important characters, the central character is Jorge, a young man who is unable to break the patterns that eat up his existence and keep his dreams distant. Involuntarily following his father's career path as a janitor, Jorge must also take care of his incorrigible father, who has suffered a debilitating stroke.

      Jorge also deals with the return of a childhood female companion, a mischievous best friend who becomes confused about his own sexuality, and his incarcerated brother, who asks him to help impregnate his also-incarcerated girlfriend. Meanwhile, Jorge has extensively applied and interviewed for new employment in the business sector, but doesn't seem willing to change his life enough to be hired.

      As time progresses, nearly every character experiences or creates some sort of life-changing event, but Jorge is reluctant to believe that he is capable of taking control of his life. It is only after spending numerous conjugal visits with his brother's girlfriend that he realizes he must make a string of decisions that will shape his life one way or another. If he doesn't, then he'll be stuck even deeper in his current state as a janitor, caretaker, and underachiever.

      This film contains some language, nudity and sexual scenes.

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