Sex, Party and Lies
2009 film by Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes
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Sex, Party & Lies (Spanish: Mentiras y gordas, lit. 'Lies and Big Fat [Lies]')[2] is a 2009 Spanish coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Alfonso Albacete and David Menkes,[3] starring Mario Casas, Yon González, Ana Polvorosa, Ana de Armas, Hugo Silva, Maxi Iglesias and Alejo Sauras.[4][5]
- Alfonso Albacete
- David Menkes
- Alfonso Albacete
- Ángeles González-Sinde
- David Menkes
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| Spanish | Mentiras y gordas |
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| Produced by | Gerardo Herrero |
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| Cinematography | Alfredo Mayo |
| Edited by | Fernando Pardo |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Budget | €3 million |
| Box office | $5.7 million[1] |
Plot
It is an ensemble film that tells the story of the relationships among a group of young people preparing for what will be the summer of their lives, immersed in a world of nightclubs and parties. Their lives intertwine in a whirlwind of secrets, lies, flings, confusion, sex, alcohol, and drugs, culminating in a tragic ending. Most of them are unaware that, once they embark on this rite-of-passage journey, there is no turning back — and that lies, when they grow, can have disastrous consequences. The backdrop is the city of Alicante, on the shores of the Mediterranean, where the entire story takes place.
Cast
- Mario Casas as Tony[6]
- Ana de Armas as Carola[6]
- Yon González as Nico[6]
- Ana Polvorosa as Marina[6]
- Maxi Iglesias as Pablo[7]
- Marieta Orozco as Sonia[6]
- Alejo Sauras as Bubu[7]
- Hugo Silva as Carlos[6]
- Miriam Giovanelli as Paz[6]
- Asier Etxeandia as Cristo[8]
- Clara Pradas as Rosa[8]
- Esmeralda Moya as Nuria[8]
Production
Sex, Party and Lies is a Tornasol Films and Castafiore Films production.[9] In December 2010, the Ministry of Culture of Spain—then led by Ángeles González Sinde, who had been one of the co-screenwriters of the film five years before becoming minister—granted the film's producing companies €1 million, thus sparking a row of public scrutiny and examination.[10]
Release
The film premiered at the Las Palmas Film Festival in March 2009.[11][12] Distributed by Sony Pictures,[9] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 27 March 2009.[13] It opened with a box office gross of €1,813,000 in its debut weekend.[9]