You'll Be Back (film)

Architecture student Ignacio puts aside his studies and his plans to move to Los Angeles upon meeting again with his elder brother Carlos, grappling with ludomania.^[1][2] He also develops a mutual attraction with Carlos' Mexican girlfriend Marta.^[3]

An adaptation of Francisco Casavella's novel Un español se suicida en Las Vegas, the screenplay was written by Antonio Chavarrías.^[2][5] The film is a Spanish-Mexican coproduction by Oberon Cinematográfica, Altavista Films, Moro Films, with the participation of TVE, Canal+, and TVC.^[3] Shooting locations included Barcelona.^[6]

Distributed by Lauren Film,^[3] the film was theatrically released in Spain on 4 October 2002.^[1][5] The release in Mexico was set for 20 June 2003.^[7]

Jonathan Holland of Variety deemed the film to be "too low-key for its own good", an "engaging slice-of-life fable which simmers nicely but never boils".^[3]

Esteve Riambau [es] of Fotogramas rated You'll Be Back 3 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a film as thoughtful as it is dramatically effective", highlighting Ugalde's performance as the best thing about the film.^[1]

• List of Spanish films of 2002
• List of Mexican films of 2003