Synopsis
When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas (Penélope Cruz) is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavour. Completing the all-star team are two actors with massive talent but even bigger egos: Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero (Antonio Banderas) and radical theatre actor Iván Torres (Oscar Martínez). Both are legends, but not exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric trials set by Lola, Félix and Iván must confront not only each other, but also their own legacies. Who will be left when the cameras finally start rolling?
Comedy
114 minutes
2021
Spain/ Argentina
Spanish with English subtitles
Directors: Gastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn
Screenplay: Andrés Duprat, Gastón Duprat, and Mariano Cohn
Cinematography: Arnau Valls Colomer
Editing: Alberto Del Campo
Cast: Penélope Cruz, Antonio Banderas, Oscar Martínez, and José Luis Gómez
Producer: Jaume Roures
Production: The Mediapro Studio
Gastón Duprat (December 8, 1969, Bahía Blanca - Argentina) and Mariano Cohn (December 1, 1975, Villa Ballester - Buenos Aires, Argentina) have directed ten films including the successful “The Man Next Door”, “The Distinguished Citizen”, “Todo sobre el asado”, “My Masterpiece” and “4x4” which competed in the most important international film festivals garnered with more than thirty international awards, including a Goya, the Platinum and the Ariel for Best Ibero-American Film. “Official Competition” is his latest, and highly anticipated feature film.