Official Competition
2021 · Movie · R · 114 min · ★ 6.6 · 88% critics
A billionaire sets out to create an “iconic” movie and hires an acclaimed director to make it happen. As she puts two celebrated but clashing actors through increasingly eccentric rehearsals, their rivalry and insecurities turn the production into a sharp, funny battle of egos and ambition.
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Details
- Original title
- Competencia oficial
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-09-04
- Language
- Spanish
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 88/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (445 votes)
- Box office
- $4,700,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a sharp, dark comedy about ego, rivalry, and artistic pretension, with escalating rehearsal games; Not for you if you dislike showbiz satire or prefer straightforward drama like Volver.
Pros: dark, laugh-out-loud humor; lively actor rivalry; brisk, entertaining pace | Cons: slightly overlong; very industry-focused; mostly indoor setting
Awards & recognition
- Premio Feroz — Best Comedy · 2023
Cast & crew
Antonio Banderas
as Félix Rivero
Penélope Cruz
as Lola Cuevas
Oscar Martínez
as Iván Torres
José Luis Gómez
as Humberto Suárez
Manolo Solo
as Matías
Nagore Aranburu
as Julia
Irene Escolar
as Diana Suárez
Pilar Castro
as Violeta
Koldo Olabarri
as Darío
Juan Grandinetti
as Ariel
Directed by Gastón Duprat, Mariano Cohn