Daniel, a recent university graduate with Down's Syndrome falls in love on his first day at work in the Department of Social Services. Laura is an outsider who spends her nights in the city's crowded clubs and singles' bars, escaping her problems in the arms of total strangers. Yet despite their apparent incompatibility, the two strike up a moving, bittersweet friendship that touches them both and eventually sets them on the road to happiness.
Acting
Pablo Pineda—first actor with Down's Syndrome to win a San Sebastián award.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes sweetness without becoming saccharine.
Direction
Dual directors let scenes breathe, refuse easy resolutions.
Director
Antonio Naharro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pablo Pineda has an actual degree in teaching—the film mirrors his life, blurring documentary and fiction in ways Hollywood rarely risks with disabled actors.
The title 'Yo, También' (Me Too) reclaims a phrase often used to exclude—Daniel demands membership in humanity without qualification, and the film makes you sit with that demand.
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