Official Competition

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Official Competition

2022,

1h 55m,

Comedy/

Drama

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Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as two egomaniacs commissioned by a millionaire to make a movie together in this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art, and pride.

Critics Consensus

Its premise may resonate most with hardcore film fans, but Official Competition's tight focus and sharp humor have a universal appeal.

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Hannah Strong

Monocle

Sep 2, 2022

I enjoy that Official Competition really sends up that kind of brooding artist persona.

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Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

metro.co.uk

Sep 1, 2022

4/5

This movie-making industry satire is witty, intelligent and saved from potentially unbearable navel-gazing by the warmth, talent and sheer charismatic chemistry of Cruz and Banderas.

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Clarisse Loughrey

Independent (UK)

Aug 29, 2022

4/5

Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn’s Official Competition may be yet another satire on filmmaking, but it’s the rare iteration that’s nuanced enough to understand that self-awareness does not equal absolution.

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Dec 11, 2024

5/5

Despite pranks like the boulder, the humour is in the script and sidelong glances. It’s all the funnier and cleverer for it, lampooning not just the film industry but all creative aspiration and the vanity that can accompany its success.

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Joseph Tomastik

Loud and Clear Reviews

Oct 6, 2024

2.5/5

I’m not kidding when I say that I needed to take a break halfway through my viewing because of how relentlessly bored I was getting.

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Denise Pieniazek

Puesta en Escena (AR)

Aug 18, 2024

7/10

Its protagonists will oscillate from ridicule to sanctification or appreciation. Consequently, the general tone of the narrative is one of an acidic and sarcastic comedy that dramatically laughs at artistic clichés and the film industry itself...

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Mariano Cohn

Director

Gastón Duprat

Director

Penélope Cruz

Lola Cuevas

Antonio Banderas

Félix Rivero

Oscar Martínez

Iván Torres

Carlos Hipólito

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Synopsis

Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas star as two egomaniacs commissioned by a millionaire to make a movie together in this sharp comedy skewering wealth, art, and pride.

Director: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat
Producer: Jaume Roures
Screenwriter: Mariano Cohn, Gastón Duprat, Andrés Duprat
Distributor: IFC Films
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 17, 2022, Limited
Runtime: 1h 55m

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