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COMING-OF-AGE DRAMA SMELLS LIKE TEEN SPIRIT

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Vincent
Date27 November 2020
Published date27 November 2020
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
The Italian film-maker, best known for his drama Call Me By Your Name, returns to teenagers finding their way in the world with his new series.

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We Are Who We Are tells the story of two young people living on an American military base in Italy, and explores themes around identity, friendship and teenage angst.

"I think that the show being set in 2016 is so crucial," says star Jack Dylan Grazer, who plays shy and introverted 14-year-old Fraser, who moves from New York to a military base in Veneto with his mothers, (played by Chloë Sevigny and Alice Braga), who are both in the US Army. "Everyone was experiencing this sense of fear of the unknown and the future and what lies ahead and there's a scary thing in that.

THE "And aside from the political view, these individuals are struggling with themselves.

"These kids and these adults are scared for their future because they're asking questions of themselves. They want to develop and they have this yearning to evolve but they don't know how and they don't know which way. They're learning about themselves and it's a journey and we are who we are because of these questions."

Jack, 17, and his co-star Jordan Kristine Seamon, who plays the seemingly bold and confident Caitlin, who has lived with her family on the base for several years and speaks Italian, were given the freedom to improvise as they found their way into the roles.

"It was a challenge for me initially because I actually had to apply the capabilities of acting that I didn't really know I had," Jack says.

"I learned a lot about myself as an actor in that way. But Luca was so supportive of me and the other actors. He helped us and he guided us and he gave us an insight for our characters.

Jack adds: "He assumed that we know our character better than...

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