"No, I'm from India."
In this thoughtful coming-of-age tale, we follow world-weary teen Caleb through three months of summer after high-school graduation, waiting for the results of an HIV test and finding love along the way. In spite of big themes at play, the film takes a quite gentle and wistful tone more typical of this kind of film with a good blend of drama and lighter moments, the script is well-written and the characters engage. Australian singer Troye Sivan proves to be a charismatic screen lead, delivering his rather one-note character very effectively, and Ellen Burstyn and Louis Gossett Jr provide excellent support as his grandmother (with whom Caleb lives) and her partner, giving a genuinely interesting cross-generational element to the story. The way the film ends has attracted some criticism, but it actually makes a very strong point about attitudes to life and to people.
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