The Last Summer of La Boyita

With her parents separated and her older sister on the cusp of adolescence, Jorgelina is staring down the barrel of a very unpleasant beach vacation. Instead, she opts to go to the country with her father and reconnects with Mario, the son of a farmhand and Jorgelina’s childhood friend. In this bucolic setting, a secret is accidentally revealed when Jorgelina notices unexplainable bloodstains on Mario’s pants. Throughout a summer of siestas, horse-back rides, and pastoral adventures, the mysteries of gender begin to come into focus for the two as they embark on a journey of discovery and acceptance. Julie Solomonoff directs this powerful coming-of-age story.