Spanish Affair
2014 · Movie · 98 min · ★ 6.7
A man who has never left southern Spain impulsively travels north after falling for a woman from a very different region. Trying to win her over, he gets pulled into awkward, over-the-top situations that play on culture clashes, local pride, and romantic-comedy misunderstandings.
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Details
- Original title
- Ocho apellidos vascos
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-03-14
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 98 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (674 votes)
- Box office
- $77,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a breezy romantic comedy built on Spanish regional stereotypes, accents, and familiar romcom setups; Not for you if you dislike broad humor or need realism—try Crazy About Her or Bomb Scared instead.
Pros: lighthearted romcom fun; culture-clash humor; strong lead chemistry | Cons: cliché tropes; jokes may not land; shallow, unrealistic story
Themes
- culture clash
- fisherman
- independence movement
- romcom
- deception
- basque country, spain
- donostia-san sebastian, spain
- fish out of water
- misunderstanding
- seville, spain
- andalucia
- zumaia
- +4 more
Cast & crew
Clara Lago
as Amaia
Dani Rovira
as Rafa
Carmen Machi
as Merche
Karra Elejalde
as Koldo
Alberto López
as Joaquín
Alfonso Sánchez
as Curro
Aitor Mazo
as Padre Inaxio
- AM
Abel Mora
as Pedro
Aitziber Garmendia
as Iratxe
Miriam Cabeza
as Edurne
Directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro