We Are Pregnant
2016 Spanish film
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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.
- Juana Macías
- Anna R. Costa
- Juan Moreno
- Juan Moreno
- Guillermo Sempere
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| Spanish | Embarazados |
| Directed by | Juana Macías |
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| Cinematography | Guillermo Sempere |
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| Music by | Pascal Gaigne |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Plot
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
- Alexandra Jiménez as Alina[2]
- Paco León as Fran[2]
- Alberto Amarilla as Guillermo[3]
- Ernesto Sevilla[2]
- Elisa Mouliaá as Gloria[3]
- Iñaki Font as Koldo[3]
- Ainhoa Aierbe as Alma[3]
- Belén López as Teresa[3]
- Goizalde Núñez as Verónica[4]
- Karra Elejalde as ginecólogo[3] ('gynaecologist')
Production
Release
Distributed by Buena Vista International,[7] the film was released theatrically in Spain on 29 January 2016.
Reception
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]