We Are Pregnant

We Are Pregnant
Theatrical release poster
SpanishEmbarazados
Directed byJuana Macías
Screenplay by
  • Juana Macías
  • Anna R. Costa
  • Juan Moreno
Produced by
  • Juan Moreno
  • Guillermo Sempere
Starring
CinematographyGuillermo Sempere
Edited by
  • Juana Macías
  • María Macías
Music byPascal Gaigne
Production
companies
  • Teoponte PC
  • Audiovisuales del Monte
  • Kowalski Films
  • Teléfonica Studios
  • Lanube Películas
Distributed byBuena Vista International
Release date
  • 29 January 2016 (2016-01-29)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

We Are Pregnant (Spanish: Embarazados) is a 2016 Spanish comedy film directed by Juana Macías from a screenplay by Macías, Anna R. Costa and Juan Moreno starring Paco León and Alexandra Jiménez.

Plot

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The plot follows the mishaps of the couple close to their 40s formed by Alina (a woman in a pre-menopausal stage wanting to have a child) and Fran (a man with poor semen quality) as they embark into a process of in vitro fertilisation.[1]

Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Audiovisuales del Monte, Teoponte PC, Kowalski Films and Telefónica Studios and it had the participation of TVE, ETB, and Movistar+.[5][6] It boasted a budget of around 1.8 million.[2] Shooting locations included San Sebastián and Madrid.[2]

Release

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Distributed by Buena Vista International,[7] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 29 January 2016.

Reception

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Beatriz Martínez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be an "incisive dissection of couple problems" and singling out Alexandra Jiménez as the best thing about it.[8]

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, deeming it to be a comedy with "a bitter aftertaste" in the verdict.[7]

Javier Ocaña of El País considered that the film "finds its best moments in drama" rather than in the inane drivel.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Alonso, Raquel M. (27 January 2016). "'Embarazados', con Paco León y Alexandra Jiménez, llega este viernes a los cines". rtve.es. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Úbeda-Portugués, Albert (27 January 2016). "Los estrenos del 29 de enero. 'Embarazados' El compromiso de una pareja". Aisge. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Embarazados" (PDF). Catálogo ICAA. ICAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2024 – via Ministerio de Cultura.
  4. ^ "El cine español puede competir en talento con el americano". El Correo de Burgos. 26 August 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  5. ^ "'Embarazados' – estreno en cines 29 de enero". Audiovisual451. 27 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Alexandra Jiménez y Paco León, ante el reto de quedarse 'Embarazados'". Fotogramas. 21 April 2015. Archived from the original on 9 September 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  7. ^ a b Bermejo, Andrea G. (25 January 2016). "Embarazados". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  8. ^ Martínez, Beatriz (19 June 2015). "Embarazados". Fotogramas.
  9. ^ Ocaña, Javier (29 January 2016). "Sentimientos 'in vitro'". El País. Archived from the original on 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.