Duino (film)
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Production company | Momento Films |
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Running time | 108 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | Argentina |
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Duino is a 2024 romantic drama film directed by and starring Juan Pablo Di Pace.[3] It was released in the United States in July 2025 under the title Before We Forget.[4] Inspired by Di Pace's life experiences, the film explores the first love of a homosexual Argentinian teenager, Matias, while a student at UWC Adriatic, who grew up to be a film producer to reconstruct his memories.[5]
Plot
Matias came to UWC Adriatic, an international school in Duino, Italy, as a first year student in 1997, together with Alex from Sweden, with whom he soon developed romantic feelings. Alex was expelled after a prank and an argument with the headmaster, and Matias went into a period of depression until he was invited by Alex's family to spend the Christmas holidays together. During the holiday, Matias struggled to express his feelings for Alex, while Alex's sister Kathrine made romantic moves to Matias.
More than 20 years later, Matias became a debut film producer who wished to produce a movie about this experience, but struggled to recreate the story exactly the way he wanted. By chance, he discovered the lost VHS tape documenting his experience. Invited to Kathrine's wedding, he flew to meet and reconcile with Alex.
Reception
Accolades
The film has won numerous awards in film festivals before release. At NewFest 2024, Duino won Audience Award for Narrative Feature and U.S. Narrative Jury Special Mention.[1] At Rio LGBTQIA+ Festival Internacional de Cinema, Duino won Best International Feature Film.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "DUINO (Virtual Encore)". NewFest. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ^ a b "PREMIADOS/ winners 2024". RIO LGBTQIA+ (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-04-27.
- ^ "HOME | Duino Movie". Retrieved 2025-04-26.
- ^ "Before We Forget". IMDb. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Neil Baker (18 October 2024). "Duino (review) – a poignant and personal portrait of first love, memory and artistic healing". Cinerama. Retrieved 2025-04-27.