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The best director, the best actors, the best idea?

R 2021 · 114 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy, Drama

When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavour. Completing the all-star team are two actors with massive talent but even bigger egos: Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero and radical theatre actor Iván Torres. Both are legends, but not exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric trials set by Lola, Félix and Iván must confront not only each other but also their own legacies. Who will be left when the cameras finally start rolling?

Directed by Gastón Duprat · Written by Mariano Cohn

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Antonio Banderas Félix Rivero
Penélope Cruz Lola Cuevas
Oscar Martínez Iván Torres
José Luis Gómez Humberto Suárez
Manolo Solo Matías
Nagore Aranburu Julia
Irene Escolar Diana Suárez
Pilar Castro Violeta
Koldo Olabarri Darío
Juan Grandinetti Ariel
Jean Dominikowski Felix's Self-defense Coach
Amanda Goldsmith Félix's Girlfriend

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