Official Competition
“The best director, the best actors, the best idea?”
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?
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Cast
59 people
Penélope Cruz
Lola Cuevas
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Vanilla Sky
Antonio Banderas
Félix Rivero
Known for
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
The Skin I Live In
Oscar Martínez
Iván Torres
Known for
Wild Tales
Toc Toc
José Luis Gómez
Humberto Suárez
Known for
The Skin I Live In
Broken Embraces
Manolo Solo
Matías
Known for
30 Coins
Pan's Labyrinth
Nagore Aranburu
Julia
Known for
Patria
Maspalomas
Irene Escolar
Diana Suárez
Known for
The Skin of the Wolf
Isabel
Pilar Castro
Violeta
Known for
Someone Has to Die
Through My Window
Koldo Olabarri
Darío
Also in
The Invisible Line
Bellas artes
Juan Grandinetti
Ariel
Known for
Paco's Men
Dismissal
Jean Dominikowski
Felix's Self-defense Coach
No other roles listed
Amanda Goldsmith
Félix's Girlfriend
Known for
Agent Zeta
Gastón Duprat Director · Mariano Cohn Director Andrés Duprat Screenplay
Worldwide gross $4.7M · Budget $4.1M · United States release June 17, 2022
Box office
Budget
$4,100,000
Worldwide gross
$4,732,705
Gross vs. budget
1.2×
Production
The Mediapro Studio
Production
Mediapro Studios
Production
Argentina · Spain
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Competencia oficial
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
Italy · September 4, 2021
Premiere · Venice International Film Festival
Spain · February 25, 2022
Theatrical
United States · June 17, 2022
Theatrical
Australia
April 19, 2022 · Premiere · Spanish Film Festival
July 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Brazil
July 22, 2022 · Digital · Star+
Canada
September 19, 2021 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 20, 2021 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury
June 24, 2022 · Theatrical
China
December 6, 2024 · Premiere · Hainan Island International Film Festival
Czechia
May 12, 2022 · Theatrical
Finland
August 19, 2022 · Theatrical
France
June 1, 2022 · Theatrical
November 2, 2022 · Digital
November 2, 2022 · Physical · Blu-ray / DVD
December 19, 2022 · Digital · MyCanal
October 14, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 14, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
June 30, 2022 · Theatrical
October 14, 2026 · Digital · Arte.tv
October 14, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
August 4, 2022 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 28, 2022 · Theatrical
Israel
June 2, 2022 · Theatrical
Norway
September 30, 2022 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 4, 2021 · Limited theatrical
Puerto Rico
June 30, 2022 · Limited theatrical
Russia
November 24, 2021 · Premiere · Moscow
June 30, 2022 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 29, 2022 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
December 28, 2022 · Theatrical
Spain
September 20, 2021 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
Sweden
August 26, 2022 · Theatrical
Thailand
July 21, 2022 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 2, 2022 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 14, 2022 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 26, 2022 · Limited theatrical
August 26, 2022 · Digital
Uruguay
January 15, 2022 · Premiere · José Ignacio International Film Festival
March 31, 2022 · Theatrical
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