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)Cast
Antonio de la Torre
Spain
Best movies:
Volver (2006)
Take My Eyes (2003)
Aurora Borealis: Northern Lights (2017)
Javier Gutiérrez
Spain
Best movies:
Los serrano (2003) (series)
Champions (2018)
Marshland (2014)
Tenoch Huerta
Mexico
Best movies:
Sin nombre (2009)
Hell (2010)
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)
María León
Spain
Best movies:
The Sleeping Voice (2011)
Carmina or Blow Up (2012)
La Pietà (2022)
Adriana Paz
Mexico
Best movies:
Locked Up (Antena 3 / Fox Version) (2015) (series)
The Backyard (2009)
Spectre (2015)
Joaquín Climent
Spain
Best movies:
Physics or Chemistry (2008) (series)
Salvador (2006)
Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
Adelfa Calvo
Spain
Best movies:
Money Heist (Antena 3 Version) (2017) (series)
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
Nothing in Return (2015)
José Chaves
Best movies:
Los serrano (2003) (series)
Among Wolves (2011)
Alone (1999)
Fran Torres
Best movies:
Carmina or Blow Up (2012)
The Motive (2017)
Juanfra Juárez
Best movies:
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
La caza (2019) (series)
The Motive (2017)
Cris Nollet
Best movies:
The Motive (2017)
Your Son (2018)
Alberto González
Best movies:
Physics or Chemistry (2008) (series)
Aquí no hay quien viva (2003) (series)
Marshland (2014)