Jeremías is a bright boy from a modest background. Neither his parents nor his headstrong grandmother can keep up with him. But this extra brainpower comes with its own set of problems: the eight-year-old is an outsider at school. When an intelligence test reveals his giftedness, a lot changes in his life. While he wants to find out for himself what he wants to become later, his father Onesimo sees an opportunity to make big money from his son's genius. At the same time, Jeremías' mother Margareta is worried about losing her offspring to an opportunistic psychologist. Family conflict and parental ambivalence collide with a child's irrepressible urge to break out of his role as an outsider – a tense topic that touches both the heart and the mind. JEREMY by Anwar Safa expands this conflict into a touching portrait of a highly gifted boy growing up, navigating between family expectations and social constraints. The film was presented at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it received the Audience Award for the best children's or youth film concept. It also received international acclaim and was honored at the European Film Forum as an innovative work in the genre of family and educational documentary.
A heartwarming comedy about a highly gifted boy from a modest background whose family faces tough choices.
Jeremías is a bright boy from a modest background. Neither his parents nor his headstrong grandmother can keep up with him. But this extra brainpower comes with its own set of problems: the eight-year-old is an outsider at school.
When an intelligence test reveals his giftedness, a lot changes in his life. While he wants to find out for himself what he wants to become later, his father Onesimo sees an opportunity to make big money from his son's genius. At the same time, Jeremías' mother Margareta is worried about losing her offspring to an opportunistic psychologist. Family conflict and parental ambivalence collide with a child's irrepressible urge to break out of his role as an outsider – a tense topic that touches both the heart and the mind.
JEREMY by Anwar Safa expands this conflict into a touching portrait of a highly gifted boy growing up, navigating between family expectations and social constraints. The film was presented at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it received the Audience Award for the best children's or youth film concept. It also received international acclaim and was honored at the European Film Forum as an innovative work in the genre of family and educational documentary.