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Wikipedia article
'My Big Night' is a 2015 Spanish comedy film directed by lex de la Iglesia, who also co-wrote it with Jorge Guerricaechevarra.
Plot
Jos has been sent by the employment agency as an extra for the taping of a New Year's Eve television special (four months in advance) in an industrial pavilion just outside Madrid, leaving his mother Dolores (an old woman unable to detach herself from a big crucifix she tore from her husband's grave) alone. He is replacing another extra who died in the wake of an accident involving a production crane during a reharsal. Hundreds of people like him are locked in the set, replaying reharsal after reharsal, applauding for musical performances they do not actually see and celebrating the false arrival of the new year. Jos starts to fall for dinner companion Paloma (a jinxed woman) to the amusement of the rest of extras sharing the table (Antonio, Yanire, and Josua). Meanwhile major clashes of egos are unfolding backstage.
On the one hand, veteran (and ruthless) crooner Alphonso comes face to face with his bitter rival, Latin pop young sensation Adanne as Alphonso is not willing to let anyone else than him to come out at the top. Yuri, Alphonso's presumed adopted son and primary target of his cruelty, has hired an assassin (scar) to get rid of Alphonso. A purported fan has managed to get a vial with Adanne's semen so he can be blackmailed. On the other hand, the two co-hosts of the show and an actual disfunctional couple (Roberto and Cristina) cannot stand each other and fight over the trust of the producer Bentez, who is aware the channel is struggling to avoid its closure. Meanwhile a mobile control unit formed by Rosa and Amparo stays aloof trying to save the insane television shoot.
Cast
Production
A Enrique Cerezo PC and Telefnica Studios production, the film had the participation of TVE and Canal+ and support from ICAA.
Release
The film's world premiere was at the 40th Toronto International Film Festival in September 2015. Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film was theatrically released in Spain on 23 October 2015.
Accolades
See also
* List of Spanish films of 2015
References
Category:2015 films
Category:2010s musical comedy films
Category:2010s Spanish-language films
Category:Films directed by lex de la Iglesia
Category:Films with screenplays by Jorge Guerricaechevarra
Category:Films set around New Year
Category:Spanish musical comedy films
Category:2015 comedy films
Category:2010s Spanish films
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