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Monkey Business (2022 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Monkey Business' is a 2022 Spanish comedy film directed and written by Daniel Guzmn, who also stars alongside Joaqun Gonzlez and Luis Tosar.
Plot
The plot follows Joaqun, a go-getter living in Orcasitas with his mother, his daughter and his brother. Upon being handed a notice about the foreclosure of their appartment due to a loan, and teaming up with another two scoundrels from his past (Brujo and Luismi), Joaqun tries to get the money to avoid the eviction, but things go from bad to radically worse.
Cast
Production
Penned by Guzmn (raised in Aluche), the screenplay fictionalizes the former's childhood friend Joaqun Gonzlez (raised in Orcasitas). In addition to Gonzlez, Guzmn and Tosar, the rest of the characters are played by a mix of a non-professional cast members (including Gonzlez's family) as well as professional actors such as Luis Zahera, Julin Villagrn, Miguel Herrn, and Antonio Durn "Morris". The film was produced by Movistar Plus+ alongside El Nio Producciones, Zircocine and La Canica Films. Ibon Antuano worked as director of cinematography.
Release
The film premiered in the official selection of the 25th Mlaga Film Festival on 19 March 2022. Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, it was theatrically released in Spain on 1 April 2022.
Reception
Beatriz Martnez of 'El Peridico de Catalunya' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars assessing that, taking advantage of the blurrying of the fictional and the real, the helmer manages to "generate a comic device that is much more precise than it might seem at first sight and that works (despite some drops in rhythm in its central part) in an unprejudiced and playful, parodic and self-conscious way".
Carlos Maran of 'Cinemana' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, considering that Guzmn is brave in daring to make "a personal story that maintains a complicated relationship with verisimilitude and yet has an undeniable connection to reality", with the narration being underpinned by a "Berlanguian" chorality.
Carmen L. Lobo of 'La Razn' rated it 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting "the honesty and affection with which Guzman portrays these con artists", while pointing out that the film could have benefited from a final revision of its editing.
Josu Eguren of 'El Correo' rated the film 2 out of 3 stars, deeming it to be "an honest and genuine film, with the flavor of the best popular cinema".
See also
* List of Spanish films of 2022
References
Category:Films set in Madrid
Category:2022 comedy films
Category:2020s Spanish films
Category:2020s Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish comedy films
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