Perras (2011)
Film details
Thriller · Drama · Romance · Guillermo Ríos · 1h 37min
Synopsis
Something terrible is happening in class 3A at Calmecatl Junior High. No one can leave the classroom until the guilty party is found. This is the device that gives us a glimpse of the ethics, games, esthetics and eroticism of these girl-women. It is not easy to say what the subject is, there are so many: the discovery of sexuality, discrimination, chance, drugs, maternity, traditions, betrayals, power, love. A mural of a complex reality from the point of view of twenty-something women in the skin of 14 to 15 year old girls.
Verdict
Erotizes and normalizes risky behaviors in adolescents without moral judgment.
In-depth analysis
The synopsis reveals a deliberately transgressive project that presents adult behaviors in minors aged 14-15 under the euphemism of 'mural of a complex reality'. The explicit mention of 'eroticism' applied to adolescents is an unacceptable red flag: cinema can show the vulnerability of youth, but eroticizing minors crosses an insurmountable ethical line. The accumulation of themes (sexuality, drugs, adolescent motherhood) without signs of moral judgment or consequences suggests a work that normalizes what it ought to denounce. The narrative device (confinement in a classroom) intensifies the oppressive atmosphere, but the synopsis does not indicate that the film uses this pressure to warn, but rather to 'give an idea of the ethics, games, aesthetics, and eroticism' of these young women. This formulation reveals the problem: it treats premature sexuality and risky behaviors as aesthetic material, not as human tragedy that requires protection and guidance. The work seems to opt for 'raw realism' which confuses showing without filter with telling the truth. For parents: this is not a film about adolescents, but one that exposes and exploits them narratively. Not recommended under any circumstances.