SYNOPSIS: Summer in a working-class neighborhood in the south of Spain: Tano, a teenager currently serving a sentence in a juvenile reform center, received a 48-hour pass to attend his brother's wedding. Together with his best friend Richi, Tano plans to enjoy his pass to the limit, doing all the things he normally can't: drinking, stealing, having sex, and hanging out with his buddies.

By the end of this 48 hours however, Tano witnesses the collapse of the things he has taken for granted in life: his neighborhood, his family, his friends and loved-ones. More than just two days of freedom, Tano's leave turns out to be a journey into maturity.

EDITORIAL REVIEW: I'm not exactly sure what it is about Picture This releases, but the official synopsis they write for their movies is always embellished (I wrote about this once - wondering if their writers actually watch the movie before writing their synopsis).  In 7 Virgins, sure Tano and his buddies steal, have sex (not with each other - which is strange for a Picture This release) and drink...but that's not the entire plot as it seems like it is thanks to the description.  Also, couple that with the black and white "Parental Advisory" for explicit language stamped right on the DVD artwork, and you begin to wonder if you're watching the right movie!  The "Parental Advisory" stamp is usually reserved only for the most deserving, but not this time around.  You'll hear worse coarse language in more than 100 of the films on this website, and none of them sport the warning.  That aside, the film is an energetic and delicate look at youth.  Gloriously photographed, director Alberto Rodriguez shows us a southern Spanish town in its washed out beauty and the young actors provide a realistic story in a movie that will possibly steal your heart.  The film is powerful in all of its aspects.  There is a lot of energy here and the Latin music on the soundtrack enhances the plot and keeps things moving.  As our hero Tano (played by Juan José Ballesta - you may remember him from his extraordinary performance in Planta 4ª) searches for integrity, the story moves to a very moving conclusion.   The audience moves right along with him.  (written with input from Amos Lassen)

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* This DVD will play in North America only.  This DVD should play in most players outside of North America as well, but it's not guaranteed. This DVD will play in any computer DVD-Rom.  This is NOT a DVD-R.

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STARRING: Juan José Ballesta, Iride Barroso, Javier Berger, Jesús Carroza.
AVAILABILITY: In stock! Ships within one business day.
LENGTH: 86 minutes.
LANGUAGE:: Spanish, with OPTIONAL ENGLISH SUBTITLES.
SPECIAL FEATURES: 2.35:1 (16:9 Widescreen); 5.1 Stereo; 2.0 Stereo; 1 disc; Making of 7 Virgins; Music video; Theatrical trailer, Photo gallery, Teaser, Coming attractions; Uncut.
VIEWER DISCRETION: Sexual innuendo, violence, coarse language.
PICTURE QUALITY: Excellent picture quality. (what's this mean?)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Spain (2005).
ALSO KNOWN AS: 7 Virgenes.
DATE ADDED TO OUR LIBRARY:  November 7, 2008.
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