Acne
Acné
Uruguay, Argentina, Spain, Mexico, United States
2007
87 Min
Color
1.85:1
English, Spanish, Hebrew
Rafael Bregman (13 years old) lost his virginity but he has never kissed a girl. To reach his dream he will have to combat his acne, struggle against his sloppiness, beat his shyness, and assume adolescence. —Control Z Films
Federico Veiroj was born in Montevideo, Uruguay in 1976. He received a degree in SocialCommunication from the Catholic University of Uruguay and began making short films in 1996.
His first feature film, Acne, won the Films in Progress TVE Award at the 2007 San Sebastián International Film Festival, premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes and went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at the 2008 AFI Festival in Los Angeles. A Useful Life is his second feature film. –Global Lens