Uncle Trouble Explained

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Director:Joaquín Mazón
Cinematography:Chiqui Palma
Music:María Vertiz
Editing:Jani Madrileño
Language:Spanish
Distributor:Beta Fiction Spain

Uncle Trouble (Spanish; Castilian: '''La familia Benetón'''|links=no)[1] is a 2024 Spanish-Mexican comedy film directed by and written by Curro Velázquez and Benjamín Herranz which stars Leo Harlem and El Langui.

Plot

Selfish and racist uncle Toni begrudgingly takes care of five children from different ethnic backgrounds.

Production

The film was produced by Atresmedia Cine, Mamá se fue de viaje la película AIE, Bowfinger International Pictures, Esto también pasará and GLOW alongside BTF Media and it had the participation of Atresmedia, and Netflix and funding from Crea SGR.[2]

Release

The film closed the 27th Málaga Film Festival in a non-competitive slot on 9 March 2024 for its world premiere.[3] Distributed by Beta Fiction Spain,[4] it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 March 2024,[5] debuting with a €498,176 (71,368 admissions) opening weekend.[6]

Reception

Alberto Corona of eldiario.es considered the "stale" comedy not to [just] star a racist character, but to be [a] racist [film] in itself, also noting that the ideological operation to keep Torrente alive was as simple as taking the child audience hostage.[7]

Beatriz Martínez of Infobae deemed the film to be "a retrograde and disrespectul comedy" "promoting xenophobia, homophobia, and sexism".[8]

Javier Ocaña of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, assessing that "Harlem's folk authenticity cannot make up for the excessive sugar" in the verdict.[9]

of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, singling out how it "promotes respect for diversity among children" as its hallmark.[10]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uncle Trouble. 28 April 2024. Film Factory.
  2. Web site: 'La familia Benetón' clausura el Festival de Málaga con su humor blanco y familiar. Málaga Hoy. 9 March 2024. Grupo Joly.
  3. Web site: 'La familia Benetón' cierra el Festival de Málaga con una comedia amable de familia y multiculturalidad. Europa Press. 9 March 2024.
  4. Web site: 'La familia Benetón': cuando el "cuñao" se hace cargo de cinco niños adoptados. Diario Sur. 9 March 2024. Cristina. Pinto. Grupo Vocento.
  5. Web site: Leo Harlem y El Langui ('La familia Benetón'): "Hay que normalizar y visibilizar la diversidad que existe en la sociedad". ecartelera. 24 March 2024. Miguel Ángel. Pizarro.
  6. Web site: 'Cazafantasmas: Imperio helado' se impone en la taquilla española con más de un millón de euros. Cinemanía. 25 March 2024. Carles. Rull. 20minutos.es.
  7. Web site: 21 March 2024. ‘La familia Benetón’, una comedia rancia que prueba la dificultad del cine español para superar el espectro de ‘Torrente’. Alberto. Corona. eldiario.es.
  8. Web site: Infobae. Crítica ‘La familia Benetón’: cuando hacer chistes racistas convierte una película en racista. 26 March 2024. Beatriz. Martínez.
  9. Web site: Cinemanía. 20minutos.es. Crítica de 'La familia Benetón': Leo Harlem, el Paco Martínez Soria de nuestro tiempo. 22 March 2024. Javier. Ocaña. Javier Ocaña.
  10. Web site: Juan. Pando. 22 March 2024. Crítica de ‘La familia Benetón’, Leo Harlem es un divertido tío por sorpresa. Fotogramas.