{"id":669,"date":"2026-05-25T23:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669"},"modified":"2026-05-25T23:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T23:37:32","slug":"six-months-in-a-pink-and-blue-building-review-a-lush-poetic-film-rooted-in-real-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n<\/p>\n
\n

\n\tFor his first narrative feature, Mexican director Bruno Santamar\u00eda Razo \u2014 who\u2019s previously made documentaries \u2014 chooses a personal memory piece. \u201cSix Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u201d draws from the filmmaker\u2019s own life, and in particular from the time when he turned 11 and his father was diagnosed with HIV. A portrait of a family, a study of burgeoning queer identity and a snapshot of 1990s Mexico, the film manages to be a beautiful homage from the filmmaker to his parents, as well as a fictionalized, emotive account of a turning point in his life.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Read more Nicolas Cage on Why Christopher Nolan and Other Directors Won\u2019t Work With Him After He Turned Down Their Films: \u2018They Get Their Feelings Hurt\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tIn \u201cSix Months in a Pink and Blue Building,\u201d the story of the son mirrors that of his father. At his 11th birthday party, when all guests are asked to dress up as the other gender, Bruno (Jade Reyes) finds himself with strange, tender feelings for his best friend Vladimir (Eduardo G\u00f3mez). At the same party his father, Mundo (L\u00e1zaro G. Rodr\u00edguez), receives word that something came back \u201cabnormal\u201d in his recent blood test. The film follows father and son as they deal with these new realities in their lives. Acting as a lynchpin to the family, and a bridge between her husband and son, is Bruno\u2019s mother Diana (Sof\u00eda Espinosa), the most grounded of the trio. As Mundo escapes into his artistic work as an illustrator and Bruno falls in love, Diana pragmatically tries to prepare for a future that may not include her husband.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tStarting with the frivolity and joy of that opening costume party, Razo portrays a family crowded together in love. There is no judgment and sometimes even no boundaries, as we see them sharing the same small bathroom, showing their intimate relationship. Mundo and Diana have an arrangement, so while his diagnosis is devastating, it\u2019s not much of a surprise. Bruno idolizes his father and wants to become an illustrator like him. They are both dreamers, not entirely present in their lived world with the rest of their family and community.<\/p>\n

\n\tRazo portrays Bruno\u2019s world with more fantasy than reality. While it seems rooted in specific memories he might have from his childhood, there\u2019s a playfulness and technicolor effect that renders it whimsical \u2014 as when Bruno and Vladimir wander into a church rehearsal, and out of nowhere, a drag queen in sparkly sequins catches his eye. Or when Vladimir demonstrates how to french kiss on Bruno\u2019s arm. Both instances are portrayed like religious experiences, opening a young person\u2019s eyes to a world he never knew existed. <\/p>\n

\n\tIn contrast, Bruno\u2019s moments with his dad carry melancholic undertones. Bruno requests Mundo\u2019s watercolors, the implication being that he wants to inherit them, and the film\u2019s own palette shifts from scene to scene. As the title implies, Bruno\u2019s world is full of color, signifying the lushness of the emotions he\u2019s feeling as he discovers his sexuality and falls for his friend. Mundo and Diana\u2019s world is more stark, its colors stripped away to show the toll of life\u2019s frailties on the couple. What Razo does best, though, is to fill the frame with indelible images that could stand alone like paintings: Bruno, his mother and a friend from school in a car full of multicolored shopping bags, or Bruno\u2019s face lit up with joy, the colors of his shirt matching a painting on the wall, both acting as frames for his smile. <\/p>\n

Read more Films Are More Likely to Star a Man Named Chris or a Talking Animal Than an Older Woman, According to Study<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tRazo doesn\u2019t forget his cinema v\u00e9rit\u00e9 roots, however. \u201cSix Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u201d starts with the filmmaker interviewing his mother. Razo later appears on screen to give his own account of that time in his life. The casting of the actors playing the younger versions of the real people is so spot-on that the fiction scenes gel seamlessly with the interviews, while the film is peppered with fragments of educational documentaries about AIDS from the era. <\/p>\n

\n\tAll of this gives \u201cSix Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u201d a fascinating fluidity, moving between memory, confession and reconstruction without ever feeling like an exercise in playing with form. Rather the film feels like an act of remembrance, instead of just a coming-of-age story. Shot by Fernando Hern\u00e1ndez Garc\u00eda in Super 16mm, the film has both the cozy feel of old home videos and the grandeur of an opulent golden-age melodrama.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tIn trying to bind his memories into a narrative, Razo manages to accomplish something more singular. He captures that strange age when childhood fantasy and adult reality begin to overlap, when joy and sadness suddenly occupy the same room. He pays homage to himself and his family, but also makes a film that\u2019s bound to feel personal to many members of its audience.<\/p>\n

Read more Wendell Pierce Challenged Himself to an Annual Acting Trifecta. Now He\u2019s Starring in a \u2018Jack Ryan\u2019 Movie, \u2018Elsbeth\u2019 and \u2018Othello\u2019 All at Once<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n

\n

\t\t\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

\n

\t\tReviewed online, May 23, 2026. In Cannes Film Festival (Critics’ Week). Running time: 104 MIN. (Original title: “Seis meses en el edificio rosa con azul”)<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n

    \n
  • \nProduction:<\/strong>
    \n(Mexico-Brazil-Denmark) An Ojo de Vaca production in association with Desvia Films, Snowglobe. (World sales: Luxbox, Paris.) Producers: Bruna Haddad, Carlos Qui\u00f1\u00f3nez, Bruno Santamar\u00eda Razo. Co-Producers: Rachel Daisy Ellis, Camille Reis, Giulia Triolo, Katrin Pors\t\t\t<\/li>\n
  • \nCrew:<\/strong>
    \nDirector, screenplay: Bruno Santamar\u00eda Razo. Camera: Fernando Hern\u00e1ndez Garc\u00eda. Editors: Andrea Rabasa Jofre, Bruno Santamar\u00eda Razo, Mar\u00edlia Moraes.\t\t\t<\/li>\n
  • \nWith:<\/strong>
    \nJade Reyes, Sofia Espinosa, L\u00e1zaro G. Rodr\u00edguez, Eduardo G\u00f3mez, Valeria Vanegas, Anuar Vera, Teresa S\u00e1nchez, Valentina Cohen, Nara Carreira, Demick Lopes.\u00a0(Spanish dialogue) \t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Mexican filmmaker Bruno Santamar\u00eda Razo draws from his own life in the Cannes Critics’ Week entry ‘Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building.’<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":211,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[699,3,700],"class_list":["post-669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-film","tag-bruno-santamaria-razo-2","tag-cannes-film-festival","tag-six-months-in-a-pink-and-blue-building"],"yoast_head":"\n\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories - Relocation Observer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories - Relocation Observer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mexican filmmaker Bruno Santamar\u00eda Razo draws from his own life in the Cannes Critics' Week entry 'Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building.'\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Relocation Observer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-25T23:37:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"5 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\"},\"headline\":\"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-25T23:37:32+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669\"},\"wordCount\":1019,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/f0ae0ad33e3d0342c1ea1dd5582cb70c.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Bruno Santamaria Razo,\",\"Cannes Film Festival,\",\"Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Film\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669\",\"name\":\"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories - Relocation Observer\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/f0ae0ad33e3d0342c1ea1dd5582cb70c.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-25T23:37:32+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/f0ae0ad33e3d0342c1ea1dd5582cb70c.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/f0ae0ad33e3d0342c1ea1dd5582cb70c.webp\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":563},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?p=669#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Relocation Observer\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/relocationobserver.com\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories - Relocation Observer","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories - Relocation Observer","og_description":"Mexican filmmaker Bruno Santamar\u00eda Razo draws from his own life in the Cannes Critics' Week entry 'Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building.'","og_url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669","og_site_name":"Relocation Observer","article_published_time":"2026-05-25T23:37:32+00:00","author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"5 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e"},"headline":"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories","datePublished":"2026-05-25T23:37:32+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669"},"wordCount":1019,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f0ae0ad33e3d0342c1ea1dd5582cb70c.webp","keywords":["Bruno Santamaria Razo,","Cannes Film Festival,","Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building"],"articleSection":["Film"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669","url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669","name":"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories - Relocation Observer","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f0ae0ad33e3d0342c1ea1dd5582cb70c.webp","datePublished":"2026-05-25T23:37:32+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f0ae0ad33e3d0342c1ea1dd5582cb70c.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f0ae0ad33e3d0342c1ea1dd5582cb70c.webp","width":1000,"height":563},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?p=669#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"\u2018Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building\u2019 Review: A Lush, Poetic Film Rooted in Real Memories"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/","name":"Relocation Observer","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2243ff062b31c5195cd0d9f83884e83e","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/50b1ad2e498f523425ee0a8cc5180a210646db1622662a3d56cc405d3e0c346a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/relocationobserver.com"],"url":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/relocationobserver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}