2024 film
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| Spanish | La familia Benetón |
| Directed by | Joaquín Mazón |
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| Cinematography | Chiqui Palma |
| Edited by | Jani Madrileño |
| Music by | María Vertiz |
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| Distributed by | Beta Fiction Spain |
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| Language | Spanish |
Uncle Trouble (Spanish: La familia Benetón) is a 2024 Spanish-Mexican comedy film directed by Joaquín Mazón [es] and written by Curro Velázquez and Benjamín Herranz which stars Leo Harlem and El Langui.
Plot
Selfish and racist uncle Toni begrudgingly takes care of five children from different ethnic backgrounds.
Cast
- Leo Harlem as Toni
- El Langui as Lolo
- Ali Dia
- Diego Montejo
- Gala Bichir
- Meilin Chen
- Kamsiyochi Ngene
- Damián Alcázar
- Diana Bovio
Production
The film was produced by Atresmedia Cine, Mamá se fue de viaje la película AIE, Bowfinger International Pictures, Esto también pasará and GLOW alongside BTF Media and it had the participation of Atresmedia, and Netflix and funding from Crea SGR.
Release
The film closed the 27th Málaga Film Festival in a non-competitive slot on 9 March 2024 for its world premiere. Distributed by Beta Fiction Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 March 2024, debuting with a €498,176 (71,368 admissions) opening weekend.
Reception
Alberto Corona of eldiario.es considered the "stale" comedy not to star a racist character, but to be racist in itself, also noting that the ideological operation to keep Torrente alive was as simple as taking the child audience hostage.
Beatriz Martínez of Infobae deemed the film to be "a retrograde and disrespectul comedy" "promoting xenophobia, homophobia, and sexism".
Javier Ocaña of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, assessing that "Harlem's folk authenticity cannot make up for the excessive sugar" in the verdict.
Juan Pando [es] of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, singling out how it "promotes respect for diversity among children" as its hallmark.
See also
References
- "Uncle Trouble". Film Factory. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- Laghrissi, Chaima. "'La Familia Benetón', la nueva comedia multicultural de Leo Harlem y El Langui que cierra el Festival de Málaga". La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
- ^ Pando, Juan (22 March 2024). "Crítica de 'La familia Benetón', Leo Harlem es un divertido tío por sorpresa". Fotogramas.
- ^ "La familia Benetón". Festival de Málaga. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Pinto, Cristina (9 March 2024). "'La familia Benetón': cuando el "cuñao" se hace cargo de cinco niños adoptados". Diario Sur. Grupo Vocento.
- "'La familia Benetón' clausura el Festival de Málaga con su humor blanco y familiar". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 9 March 2024.
- "'La familia Benetón' cierra el Festival de Málaga con una comedia amable de familia y multiculturalidad". Europa Press. 9 March 2024.
- Pizarro, Miguel Ángel (24 March 2024). "Leo Harlem y El Langui ('La familia Benetón'): "Hay que normalizar y visibilizar la diversidad que existe en la sociedad"". ecartelera.
- Rull, Carles (25 March 2024). "'Cazafantasmas: Imperio helado' se impone en la taquilla española con más de un millón de euros". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- Corona, Alberto (21 March 2024). "'La familia Benetón', una comedia rancia que prueba la dificultad del cine español para superar el espectro de 'Torrente'". eldiario.es.
- Martínez, Beatriz (26 March 2024). "Crítica | 'La familia Benetón': cuando hacer chistes racistas convierte una película en racista". Infobae.
- Ocaña, Javier (22 March 2024). "Crítica de 'La familia Benetón': Leo Harlem, el Paco Martínez Soria de nuestro tiempo". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.