''Acne'' ( es, Acné) is a 2008 Uruguayan

coming-of-age Coming of age is a young person's transition from being a child to being an adult. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention or can ...

film directed by

Federico Veiroj Federico Veiroj (born 1976 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. Veiroj studied Communications at the UCUDAL. Two of his films have been List of Uruguayan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Interna ...

. The film showed in the Director's Fortnight portion of the

2008 Cannes Film Festival The 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival was held from 14 to 25 May 2008. The President of the Official Jury was American actor and director Sean Penn. Twenty two films from fourteen countries were selected to compete for the ''Palme d'Or''. The awards ...

Plot

A thirteen-year-old guy desperately looking for his first kiss against all odds.

Cast

* Alejandro Tocar (Rafael) * Julia Catalá * Belén Pouchan (Nicole) * Gustavo Melnik * Jenny Goldstein * Yoel Bercovici * Igal Label * David Blankleider * Laura Piperno * Verónica Perrotta

References

External links

* 2008 films 2000s coming-of-age films 2000s Spanish-language films Uruguayan coming-of-age films {{Uruguay-film-stub