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A young man who is just edging into his teens tries to unravel the mysteries of love and sex in this coming-of-age comedy from Uruguayan filmmaker Fernando Veiroj. Rafa Bregman (Alejandro Tocar) is a thirteen-year-old boy mired in the lower depths of adolescence; his skin is breaking out, he feels incredibly awkward, and he can't get women off his mind. While Rafa's older brother tries to help by arranging for the boy to lose his virginity to a cooperative neighborhood woman, Rafa is still mortified after the big seduction that he hasn't actually kissed a girl, and he and his pals Andy (Igal Label) and Rony (Yoel Bercovici) struggle to make sense of the fair sex. While Rafa, Andy and Rony occasionally visit a neighborhood brothel where the working girls offer various forms of sympathy, they'd rather be spending time with the girls from their school, and Rafa sets his sights on Nicole (Belen Pouchan), who is pretty enough that nearly everyone is convinced he doesn't stand a chance with her. Acne was screened as part of the Directors' Fortnight series at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

This 80 minute video release features live performance clips of songs by a number of 1980's rock band whose genre came to be known as "hair metal" due to their over-the-top style as well as teased and sprayed locks. Some of the artists featured in the program include Ratt, Poison, Warrant, and Great White. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi