‘Water Lilies’ and the Journey of Identity - Movie Review
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.

Luis is an astrophysicist who leads an orderly life with Angela. Everything changes when their new neighbors arrive with their daughter Iris. Overwhelmed by memories of a childhood love, he tries to control his emotions toward the girl so that his life does not fall apart. Luis finds himself immersed in a descent into his own personal hell, where everything seems to lead him to make the most terrible of decisions.
A gentle coming of age story, Water Lilies takes its time in exploring what it’s like to be a young girl trying to make sense of her sexuality in a heteronormative world.
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