The Ecuadorian coming of age film Eightyseven traces three teenage buddies through an eventful 1987 and shows us a reunion in 2002. Their families range from inattentive to hostile, so the guys are able to hang out at a hideaway, get up to some nocturnal hellraising and become entangled with a free-spirited girl. And then there’s a pivotal event that changes them forever.
Eightyseven is thoughtfully written and well-crafted by promising co-writers and co-directors Daniel Andrade and Anahí Hoeneisen. It’s a fine little film. I saw it at Cinequest 2015.