Directed by:
Manuel Martín CuencaCinematography:
Pau Esteve BirbaCast:
Antonio de la Torre, Javier Gutiérrez, Tenoch Huerta, María León, Adriana Paz, Joaquín Climent, Adelfa Calvo, José Chaves, Fran Torres, Juanfra Juárez (more)VOD (1)
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Álvaro (Javier Gutiérrez) dreams of being a writer, a true artist, not a hack like his bestselling-author wife, Amanda (María León). When he catches her cheating on him right outside their home, Álvaro decides to leave Amanda and quit his boring job as a notary clerk so he can dedicate his life to the written word. But the blank page staring at him from the desk of his new Seville apartment is daunting. How does one reach the sublimity of high literature while suffering from writer's block? Enlisting the help of his writing professor (Antonio de la Torre) and the love of his building's gossipy doorwoman (Adelfa Calvo), Álvaro begins to insinuate himself into the lives of his neighbours: the Mexican immigrant family next door and the chess-playing, Franco-loving septuagenarian upstairs. As he pulls strings and instigates drama in the lives of those around him, Álvaro becomes the butt of his own joke. (Toronto International Film Festival)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Goya Awards
- 2018 - Javier Gutiérrez (Best Actor)
- 2018 - Adelfa Calvo (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2018 - Best Film
- 2018 - Manuel Martín Cuenca (Best Director)
- 2018 - Antonio de la Torre (Best Supporting Actor)
- 2018 - Adriana Paz (Best New Actress)
- 2018 - Alejandro Hernández, Manuel Martín Cuenca (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2018 - Best Sound
- 2018 - Best Original Song
Toronto International Film Festival
- 2017 - Manuel Martín Cuenca (International Critics' Award - Special Presentations)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2017 - Manuel Martín Cuenca (Golden Shell for Best Film)