The premiere of Tell me quietlythe new film adaptation of Mercedes Ron’s work, will be released this Friday, December 12th on Prime Video and consolidates the expansion of the author’s literary universe in the audiovisual sector.
After the success of the saga Guiltywith my fault, your fault And our fault (starring Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara), which has broken records as one of the most watched non-English language productions on the platform, Ron has continued his collaboration with Prime Video under the label The House of Rum.
This time the story focuses on Kamila Hamilton, played by Alicia Falco (The nuclear bunker), who is involved in a love triangle with the Di Bianco brothers, played by Fernando Lindez (Scandal, portrait of an obsession) And Diego Vidales. The film directly addresses female desire, a topic that, according to the author herself, “has always been taboo.”
The adaptation of Tell me quietly Not only explores desire and falling in love with a particular sensitivity, but also introduces thriller elements and delves into themes such as bullying, toxic loveIsolation and the search for identity.
Denis Rovira (who debuted with the horror film The influence), director of the film, emphasized that the film deals with these issues with “special sensitivity”, while Mercedes Ron emphasized the importance of showing how young people, especially in the age of social networks, strive to be the person they portray on platforms such as Instagram or TikTok.
Borja Pena, producer of the film, has pointed out that the challenge is to reach a “slightly more mature” audience, as the film’s genre and treatment mean it can reach beyond the film’s normal audience. “young adult”.
One of the most notable aspects of the film is its justification female desire. In one of the scenes, Kamila and one of the brothers have a frank conversation about sexuality, in which the protagonist points out that girls cannot talk about their intimate lives without being judged.
Mercedes Ron She explained that she wrote this scene with outrage because she felt that women “are criticized or it seems that we don’t feel the same way as men or that we can’t feel the same desire as them.” The author acknowledged that there was “a little criticism” in this sequence and defended the need to talk openly about these topics, recalling that “it has always been a very taboo topic and that women have not spoken about it and now it is being spoken about.”
Alicia Falcó, for her part, has reflected on the double standards in society when it comes to dealing with the sexuality of men and women, explaining: “We are in one patriarchal society For many years and although things are evolving, it obviously leaves its mark.” However, the actress felt that in her generation, or at least in those around her, “people can talk about it.”
The audience for these fictions tends to be age-matched to the characters and consists primarily of teenagers or young adults. Both the cast and makers have admitted that there is a certain Responsibility in the messages they convey, although they agree that their main goal is not education but entertainment.
Mercedes Ron, an Argentine living in Spain, started writing Wattpad at just 20 years old. Shortly afterwards, he took part in a competition on the platform and became a finalist with his first novel. my faultin 2016. This recognition opened the doors of the Montena label, which is owned by Penguin Random House and acquired the publishing rights. From then on, the author has established herself in the narrative panorama
He published biology Confrontedconsisting of the books ivory And Ebonyand the trilogy tell mewhich contains the titles Tell me quietly, Tell me secretly And Tell me with kissesThe adaptation now appearing would be the first of another trilogy.
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