Beyond the Blockout: "Sunburn" and the Quiet Revolution in Coming of Age Cinema The recent premiere of Serville Poblete's directorial debut, "Sunburn," has been hailed as a breath of fresh air in the coming of age genre.
Set against the sweltering backdrop of a Toronto power outage, the film eschews the tropes of gang violence and police brutality that have come to define so many stories about urban youth.
Instead, Poblete's nuanced exploration offers a quietly revolutionary take on what it means to grow up in the inner city.