Der 15. Geburtstag

...[et] yderst sympatisk, vedkommende og charmerende bekendtskab fra det amerikanske independent-miljø om livet i Los Angeles’ latinodominerede kvarter Echo Park.

...the quintessential example of the festival's favored brand of hand-crafted, slice-of-life, youth-oriented filmmaking that expresses affection for a nicely captured American subculture. In other words, it's a Sundance specialty...

...get the details of Mexican-American girlhood right, but the story's themes are universal: backstabbing friends, taboo first loves, and the dance of separation between teenagers and their traditionalist parents.