''Under Therapy'' ( es, Bajo terapia, links=no) is a 2023 Spanish comedy film directed by Gerardo Herrero based on the stage play by Matías del Federico. It stars

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, Fele Martínez,

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, Eva Ugarte, and Juan Carlos Vellido.

Plot

The plot follows three troubled couples convened by a psychologist, who provides them with a set of instructions for their therapy instead of attending to the session.

Cast

Production

The film is a Tornasol and Alcaraván Films production, and it had the participation of

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and backing from Gobierno de Navarra. It was fully shot at Pamplona's La Casa de las Gomas and its surroundings.

Release

The film was presented at the

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on 12 March 2023. Distributed by Syldavia Cinema, it was released theatrically in Spain on 17 March 2023.

Reception

Raquel Hernández Luján of ''

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'' rated the film with 65 points ('acceptable') highlighting the planning behind the filming as well as "the way in which the atmosphere becomes increasingly oppressive and claustrophobic" as the best things about it. Nuria Vidal of '' Cinemanía'' rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, underscoring it to be an "intelligent approach to a highly topical subject".

Accolades

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11th Platino Awards The 11th Platino Awards, presented by the Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) and the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA), will take place at Gran Tlachco Theater ...

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References

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