for a north american who usually watch n. a. candy like movie and which be usually visually please but hollow in the script and this one be a very nice surprise . i will give a positive for the movie script and director performance and cinematic effect and casting ( kudos to elena anya she should shoot more serious movie like this one than hollywood movie like van helsing ) and edit . the sex scene be explicit but necessary to tell the story honestly and so it sex scene in good taste . p. s. vicky cristina barcelona seem to be a n. a. version of this one but like suggest early before and this movie get more complexity and originality and layer thus more enjoyable .