A Netflix film — now being called the platform’s “most explicit movie ever” — has just arrived, and some viewers say it contains scenes they found “disgusting.”
People around the world are reacting strongly after Netflix added Y Tu Mamá También, a 2001 Mexican film that has long been critically acclaimed. Now streaming, it’s sparking fresh debate.
The story follows teenage friends Tenoch and Julio, who embark on a post‑high‑school road trip with an older woman named Luisa. What starts as a carefree adventure quickly becomes something far more complex.
The film explores messy relationships and, to put it mildly, pushes boundaries — especially because of its explicit content.
Reactions have been sharply divided. The graphic scenes, including threesomes and moments of sexual exploration, have shocked many viewers. On social media, according to TVF, some didn’t hold back. One person called it an “absolutely disgusting movie.”
Another wrote, “Wtf is this doing on Netflix. I can’t imagine what it would do to the sensibilities of unsuspecting families opening it for a mindless Sunday viewing.”
Viewers left mortified by Netflix’s ‘most explicit movie ever’
A third viewer added, “Just watched Y Tu Mamá También for the first time. Expected it to be the horniest movie I’d ever seen and it was somehow even more horny than that.”
But while many argue it’s too explicit for Netflix, others insist it’s brilliant.
One fan called it a masterpiece: “Watched Y Tu Mamá También last night — God, that was so incredible, so good,” another said.
A third wrote, “Can’t believe I’ve only just watched Y Tu Mamá También. A masterpiece!”
When the film originally released, reactions were just as intense. It sparked major debate and received a strict age rating due to its explicit nature.
Director Alfonso Cuarón defended the film, explaining that the sexual content serves a purpose.
“We wanted the sex scenes to get a point across about these characters and about the social elements we were playing with, like class and the conceptions of masculinity that these characters have,” Cuarón told The New York Times.
His brother Carlos, who co‑wrote the script, added: “That portrait of adolescence with its failures and virtues, the narrator who contextualizes things, the enormous chemistry between Diego and Gael, and the counterpoint Maribel provided were some of the many factors.”
He continued, “None of us thought it would have such success. When we wrote the screenplay, we didn’t know who would dare make it.”
Despite the controversy, the film remains widely praised. It holds a 7.7 rating on IMDb and a 90% score from critics.
Even decades later, Y Tu Mamá También continues to stir strong emotions — proof that a film can be both explicit and culturally significant.
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