We Are Who We Are
2020
Original language: English
- drama
The story
Two American kids who live on a U.S. military base in Italy explore friendship, first love, identity, and all the messy exhilaration and anguish of being a teenager.
What it’s like
Warm Italian light spills across sun-faded stucco, sea-blue pools and the flat green of a military base, and Luca Guadagnino's camera lingers on it with an unhurried, sensual attention: long glides through humid afternoons, close handheld shots of faces mid-conversation, and the bright, slightly hazy palette of summer that never quite looks like a postcard. Synth-tinged pop and drifting ambient textures carry the mood, often swelling under moments of awkward longing. The vibe is restless, tender and humid, with a bittersweet undertow of adolescent confusion. It suits a slow weekend binge or a late-night watch when you want something that feels like the heat of being seventeen. Pacing is loose and episodic, the emotional register raw and talky, and the central arcs follow two teenagers slowly figuring out who they are and what they feel for each other, with the messiness of friendship, first love and family pressure. Intensity is moderate: sexual content and nudity appear with some frankness, strong language is common, there is some drug and alcohol use and occasional emotional cruelty, and violence is rare and brief. It is for viewers who enjoy intimate coming-of-age stories, queer teen romance and character-driven drama over plot.
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