''A Hipster in Rural Spain'' () is a 2024 comedy film directed by

Emilio Martínez Lázaro Emilio may refer to: * Emilio Navaira, a Mexican-American singer often called "Emilio" * Emilio (given name) * ''Emilio'' (film), a 2008 film by Kim Jorgensen See also * Emílio (disambiguation) * Emilios (disambiguation) Emilios, or Aimilios, (G ...

, with a screenplay by Daniel Castro based on the satirical book by Daniel Gascón. It stars Lalo Tenorio, Berta Vázquez,

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, and

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Plot

Naïve political activist Quique is sent from the city to a small village in the

province of Teruel Teruel ( Catalan: ''Terol'' ) is a province of Aragon, in the northeast of Spain. The capital is Teruel. It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Castellón, Valencia (including its exclave Rincón de Ademuz), Cuenca, Guadalajara, and Z ...

by his party leader to develop some workshops and sustainable crops as a part of a ruse so the leader could secretly spend time with Quique's girlfriend Lina. Quique initially finds little to no acceptance to his modern political agenda among the reluctant rural folks, with only tavern keeper Lourdes offering him some help.

Cast

Production

The film is a LaZona production, with Gonzalo Salazar-Simpson taking over production duties. Shooting primarily took place in Fuentespalda, province of Teruel.

Release

The film was presented at the

27th Málaga Film Festival The 27th Málaga Film Festival ran in Málaga, Spain from 1 to 10 March 2024. Background In October 2023, festival director Juan Antonio Vigar stated that the organization was seeking to thin the non-competitive slate of the festival's officia ...

on 2 March 2024. It was released on

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on 27 March 2024.

Reception

Cynthia Serna Box of ''

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'' assessed that "everything in Martínez-Lázaro's feature film is outdated: its premise, the performances and even the love story between Tenorio and Vázquez". Raquel Hernández Luján of ''

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'' rated the film with 45 points ('bad'), considering that the comedy film "leaves much to be desired", negatively mentioning the "rather lazy" writing, the lack of chemistry, the absence of internal tempo in the narrative, and hefew laughs. Irene Crespo of ''

Cinemanía ''Cinemanía'' is a monthly film magazine based in Madrid, Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost po ...

'' rated the film 2½ out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a formulaic and industry comedy that manages to find some good gag".

References

Films directed by Emilio Martínez Lázaro 2024 comedy films 2024 films 2020s Spanish films 2020s Spanish-language films Films set in Aragon Films shot in the province of Teruel Spanish-language comedy films Spanish comedy films Films scored by Roque Baños Amazon Prime Video original films {{DEFAULTSORT:Hipster en la espana vacia, Un