Blue My Mind (2017)

15-year-old Mia is facing an overwhelming transformation which calls her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, ... See full summary »

Director:

Lisa Brühlmann

Writers:

Lisa Brühlmann, Dominik Locher

Stars:

Luna Wedler, Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen, Regula Grauwiller

6 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Luna Wedler	...	Mia
Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen	...	Gianna
Regula Grauwiller	...	Gabriela
Georg Scharegg	...	Michael
Lou Haltinner	...	Nelly
Yael Meier	...	Vivi
David Oberholzer	...	Roberto
Una Rusca	...	Sophie
Timon Kiefer	...	Alex
Benjamin Dangel	...	Jim
Martin Rapold	...	father Gianna
Rachel Braunschweig	...	Doctor
Dominik Locher	...	Teacher
Michael Schweizer Anliker	...	Dieter
Ruth Schwegler	...	Psychologist

Storyline

15-year-old Mia is facing an overwhelming transformation which calls her entire existence into question. Her body is changing radically, and despite desperate attempts to halt the process, she is soon forced to accept that nature is far more powerful than her.

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Plot Keywords:

coming of age | teenager | transformation | puberty | dysfunctional family | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

Switzerland

Language:

Swiss German

Release Date:

4 October 2018 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

Blue My Mind - Il segreto dei miei anni

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, Tellfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Good but one flawed shot

I think, the movie tried to explore the themes: "being yourselves" or "embracing yourselves with all your oddities" or "finding how special you are".

It is an interesting film, but leaves you confused at the end; all because one shot, I think, has gone wrong. The point is, the movie follows a grounded-realistic approach (not a surreal one). So, you expect the movie to give you enough information to build a believable world in which the story takes place. The problem is not with the believability, but with the incomplete information. So, at the end, you are left feeling that there is something missing.

This could have been fixed with the very first shot of the movie, in which it could have shown a new born lying on the beach crying, with no traces of any human around her. This would have raised the question, "who left her there?" or "where did she come from?". As these questions were quite satisfactorily answered in the movie, you would've felt that everything fell in place (including the theme). The parents' characters need a little development though.