''I Love You, Stupid'' () is a 2020 Spanish

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film written and directed by

Laura Mañá Laura Mañá Alvarenga (born 12 January 1968) is an actress, film director and screenwriter. She was born in Barcelona. As an actress, she has worked for directors such as Bigas Luna or Vicente Aranda. In 1997 she directed ''Paraules'', her firs ...

. The film stars

Quim Gutiérrez Joaquim "Quim" Gutiérrez Ylla (; born 27 March 1981) is a Spanish actor. He won the Goya Award for Best New Actor for his performance in '' Dark Blue Almost Black'' (2006). Life and career Joaquim Gutiérrez Ylla was born in Barcelona on 27 ...

Natalia Tena Natalia Gastiain Tena (born 1 November 1984) is a British actress and musician. She is best known for playing Nymphadora Tonks in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2007–2011), and the wildling Osha in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'' ( ...

and Alfonso Bassave in the lead roles.

Plot

Marcos (Quim Gutiérrez), a young man faces series of nightmares after having a breakup with his longtime girlfriend Ana (Alba Ribas) ending an eight year old romantic relationship between the duo. Marcos loses his job on the day after his breakup with Ana and he desperately sets out to reinvent himself and has to revisit the basics of being a modern man with the help of his childhood friend and an Argentinian

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guru.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Brutal Media, Minoria Absoluta, Lastor Media and Yo hombre la película AIE, with the participation of ICEC,

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and

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Release

Distributed by Filmax, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 24 January 2020. It was also streamed via

on 15 May 2020.

Reception

The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

* * 2020 films 2020s Spanish-language films Spanish romantic comedy films Netflix original films 2020 romantic comedy films 2020s Spanish films Spanish-language romantic comedy films {{2020s-Spain-film-stub