Fireflies

Fireflies (2018)★ 6.6/10

Unrated · MX,US,GR,DO · 88 min · October 21, 2018

  • Drama

Directed by: Bani Khoshnoudi

Written by: Bani Khoshnoudi

Ramin flees from persecution in Iran and ends up living in the limbo of exile, far from everything he knows, in the tropical port town of Veracruz, Mexico.

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YYesYeahSíJanuary 4, 2023

It’s like a gay version of Bollywood movie Synonyms

There are two movies named Fireflies in a year, India and Mexico shine a faint light on contextual expression. In this movie, it is like a gay version of Bollywood movie Synonyms (מילים נרדפות, 2019)" the gay parts are well shot, with some restraint and some release. The movie is like a scene of survival, it shows how strangers make use of the environment to get in touch with the world. After the carnival, there is a longer confusion. When the leading character looks at the man who is bigger than him with his fragile eyes, he feels his whole heart will be broken.