The Other Way Around

  • Jonás Trueba
  • Spain, France
  • 2024
  • 114'
  • Volveréis

Jonás Trueba’s latest film, whose production company Los Ilusos already enjoys cult status in Spain, is a twisted anti-romantic comedy about love turned upside-down. After being together for 15 years, film director Ale and actor Alex decide it’s time to throw a party of all parties. How else to celebrate the end of their relationship? When they share this idea with family and friends, everyone is skeptical, but the newly-single couple won’t give up on the ambitious plan. Now they just need to convince the others. The film premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes, going on to tour a number of prestigious international festivals, including San Sebastián, BFI London, and Karlovy Vary.

Jonás Trueba

Jonás Trueba (Madrid, 1981) is an award-winning Spanish director. His debut film Every Song Is About Me (2010) was nominated for the prestigious Goya Award. This was followed by The Wishful Thinkers (2013), The Romantic Exiles (2015) and The Reconquest (2016), for which he won the Spanish National Radio (RNE)’s El Ojo Crítico award. His film The August Virgin (ZFF 2019) received a jury Special Mention at Karlovy Vary and was a hit in France. The Other Way Around (2024) premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight program at Cannes.

The Other Way Around

Director
Jonás Trueba
Screenplay
Jonás Trueba, Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz
Cast
Itsaso Arana, Vito Sanz, Fernando Trueba
DOP
Santiago Racaj
Editing
Marta Velasco
Producer
Javier Lafuente, Sylvie Pialat
Production
Los Ilusos Films, Les Films du Worso
Festivals & Awards
Cannes Film Festival – Directors' Fortnight; San Sebastián Int'l Film Festival; BFI London Film Festival; Karlovy Vary Int'l Film Festival

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