Marcos (Gustavo Garzon), an existentially bored university lecturer, gets a grant to return to his birthplace to carry out biochemical research. There he meets old buddy Raul (Leo Masliah), who is now a priest. The story opens out to bring in their ...

An intelligently adult passing-of-time drama, with well-drawn characters and plenty of food for thought, Roly Santos’ feature debut, “How Silly We Are to Grow Up,” fuses an emotional-triangle tale to a less successful thriller subplot with predictab...