Cast
Juan Luis Galiardo Amparo Muñoz Ágata Lys Chete Lera 
Elena Anaya Raquel Rodrigo
Credits
Written by: 
Fernando León de Aranoa
Plot
An unemployed man in Madrid hires actors to play his family at his birthday dinner, in a bittersweet comedy about loneliness and family.
Sinekatalog’s take
A bittersweet and funny debut.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (1,662 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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