Max Pelayo (Aristotle “Ari” Mendoza), Reese Gonzales (Dante Quintana), Eugenio Derbez, Eva Longoria, Veronica Falcón, and Kevin Alejandro.
Fans of Call Me by Your Name and Moonlight will find a kindred spirit here. It’s a soulful, slow-burning meditation on masculinity, family secrets, and the courage it takes to love—both someone else and yourself. Here’s a draft write-up for the film Aristotle
Here’s a draft write-up for the film Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe , based on the assumption you need a synopsis or promotional description: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2023) Dante Quintana is a whimsical, self-assured boy who
Aitch Alberto (in her feature directorial debut). Dante Quintana is a whimsical
Set against the sun-bleached landscape of late-1980s Texas, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe brings Benjamin Alire Sáenz’s acclaimed coming-of-age novel to luminous life. Fifteen-year-old Ari Mendoza is an angry, isolated loner who doesn’t understand his own family’s silences. Dante Quintana is a whimsical, self-assured boy who knows exactly who he is—even if the world doesn’t always get him.
Two Mexican-American teenage boys living in 1980s El Paso form an unlikely bond over shared secrets, silent summers, and the painful beauty of becoming who they are meant to be.