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The First Kiss
Today is a special day for Andi – he’s going to Madrid for a date with a boy he met online.
Overview
Director-Screenwriter, Miguel Lafuente describes his first kiss experience at the age of 16, expressing both pleasure and unexpected pain. The bittersweet nature of first love and the awkwardness of adolescent romance come clashing against the reality of open gay relationships in Madrid.
Part of the #FiveFilmsForFreedom 2024 programme, presented in partnership with British Council.
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