A pleasant but linear, single-issue movie, which is compassionate and deeply felt, but also tidy and tamed, just like first love isn't.

Ultimately both insipid and arguably too sympathetic for some viewers to the homophobic attitudes of the family.

This energetic first feature from Arantxa Echevarria combines a vibrantly realised sense of place and Spain's gypsy community with assured work with a cast of non-professional actors.

With all the vim and passion of southern Europe, expect raised voices, Latin flair and a lot of earnest intensity.