Una película barata, dir. Osama Chami, 2024 Spain, 62 min., in Spanish with English subtitles 👍
Friday, June 28, 2024, 6:00 PM, Roxie • World premiere
not available in the Digital Screening Room streaming encore
⚠️Content advisory: contains discussions of abuse
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| Una película barata |
Fede, a gay man about 30 years old, is having an existential crisis. He recently broke up with his boyfriend and took a leave of absence from his job to figure out where he’s going next. While reading in the park one afternoon, he encounters Iván (Jorge Motos), someone he knew several years ago, when Fede was about 20 and Iván was a pre-teen. Their chance encounter launches both men on a wild summer of unpredictable plot twists, which they repeatedly reference as if they were writing the script for a movie. (Is 2024 The Year of Meta, or what?). Iván’s contributions are sometimes creepy and disturbing, which I found detracted somewhat from the comedy. However, it definitely wasn’t formulaic, and the quick pace of the story brings the film in at barely over an hour.
Highly recommended, with a caveat that Iván’s oddball character is definitely not for everyone.
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