Cinematography:
Arnau Valls ColomerCast:
Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Melina Matthews, Oscar Martínez, Irene Escolar, Carlos Hipólito, Pilar Castro, Manolo Solo, José Luis Gómez (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Independent cinema darling and Cannes Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker Lola Cuevas (Penélope Cruz) is approached by ageing, ailing business mogul Humberto Suárez (José Luis Gómez) to make a film that he hopes will be his legacy for the world. Intended as an adaptation of a much-loved literary work, Cuevas has more experimental intentions than some turgid piece of heritage cinema. Given carte blanche over the casting - Suárez’s only condition was that she choose ‘the best’ - she pits acclaimed but stiflingly snobbish ‘Actor’ Ivan Torres (Oscar Martínez) against handsome but superficial screen icon Felix Rivero (Antonio Banderas), believing that the inevitable tension between the two can only help the film’s dynamic. She couldn’t be more right, as the three gather for a nine-day rehearsal that sees each pushed to their wits’ end and underpins Cuevas' belief that art is suffering. (Artificial Eye)
(more)Cast
![Penélope Cruz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/212/166212031_8666a6.jpg)
Penélope Cruz
Spain
Best movies:
All About My Mother (1999)
Blow (2001)
Live Flesh (1997)
![Antonio Banderas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072619_dd9aff.jpg)
Antonio Banderas
Spain
Best movies:
Philadelphia (1993)
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022)
Shrek 2 (2004)
![Melina Matthews](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/505/163505235_800dad.jpg)
Melina Matthews
Spain
Best movies:
Locked Up (Antena 3 / Fox Version) (2015) (series)
Megan Leavey (2017)
Official Competition (2021)
![Oscar Martínez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/397/159397429_d4dcdc.jpg)
Oscar Martínez
Argentina
Best movies:
Wild Tales (2014)
No te mueras sin decirme adónde vas (1995)
The Distinguished Citizen (2016)
![Irene Escolar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871916_80453f.jpg)
Irene Escolar
Best movies:
The Seventh Day (2004)
Official Competition (2021)
Road to Santiago (2009)
![Carlos Hipólito](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/654/164654095_7ccff3.jpg)
Carlos Hipólito
Spain
Best movies:
Locked Up (Antena 3 / Fox Version) (2015) (series)
Goya in Bordeaux (1999)
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series) - actor, a.f.
![Pilar Castro](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/483/163483155_ce4f86.jpg)
Pilar Castro
Spain
Best movies:
Los serrano (2003) (series)
Volver (2006)
Los aires difíciles (2006)
![Manolo Solo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/645/163645948_9cee65.jpg)
Manolo Solo
Best movies:
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Cell 211 (2009)
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
![José Luis Gómez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/412/412595_6e8452.jpg)
José Luis Gómez
Spain
Best movies:
Flamenco (1995)
The Road to Santiago (1999) (series)
The Skin I Live In (2011)
Karina Kolokolchykova
Best movies:
Mektoub, My Love (2017)
Official Competition (2021)
Awareness (2023)
![Nagore Aranburu](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/401/160401240_cbae76.jpg)
Nagore Aranburu
Spain
Best movies:
Amama - When A Tree Falls (2015)
Flowers (2014)
Official Competition (2021)
![Juan Grandinetti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/654/164654092_702693.jpg)
Juan Grandinetti
Best movies:
Official Competition (2021)
Koldo Olabarri
Best movies:
The Ministry of Time (2015) (series)
Official Competition (2021)
Amanda Goldsmith
Best movies:
Official Competition (2021)
Julie Nash
Best movies:
I Want to Be a Soldier (2010)
Official Competition (2021)
Second Name (2002)