Sex, Party and Lies

"Sex, Party and Lies" (Mentiras y gordas, 2009) is a Spanish drama you can watch online on iFILM, co-directed by Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes. The cast — Mario Casas, Ana de Armas, Yon González, and Hugo Silva — play a group of young people heading into what looks like the summer of their lives.

It isn't, quite. The film follows several intersecting storylines: first relationships, sexual confusion, bad decisions made in good faith, and the lies people tell so the party doesn't have to end. Nothing tips into melodrama; Albacete and Menkes keep the tone honest rather than preachy. For a Spanish coming-of-age drama that doesn't clean up the mess at the end, watch "Sex, Party and Lies" online on iFILM.