Aristotle and Dante Cast and Director Discuss Making the TIFF Coming-of-Age Darling

Aristotle and Dante focus on two young boys, Aristotle (Pelayo) and Dante (Gonzalez), a pair of Mexican-American loners whose differences outnumber the stars in the sky. Ari is an angry teen with questions about his family and about himself while Dante is a know-it-all whose sincerity and unique worldview endear him to Ari. During one summer in El Paso in 1987, they form a lasting bond that intertwines them for the long haul. Together, they navigate a formative period in their lives as they figure out their identity through their racial and ethnic identity and their sexuality.