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| Director: | David Galán Galindo | ||
| Producer: | Enrique Cerezo | ||
| Country: | Spain | ||
| Language: | Spanish | ||
| Cinematography: | Jesús Mª Haro | ||
| Distributor: | Flins y Piniculas |
Mathusalem[1] (Spanish; Castilian: '''Matusalén'''|links=no) is a 2023 Spanish comedy film directed by which stars Julián López and Miren Ibarguren.
The plot is set in Spain. Alber is a freeloading rapper past his forties whose vital motto is "getting older is inevitable, maturing is optional" living with his grandfather. Upon being ditched by the latter, Alber moves in to his parents' home, where he makes a bet with his father: he should join university and pass all the subjects to stay home.[2] Considered a kid by his parents and a grandpa by his schoolmates,[3] Alber comes across old flame Amaia, now lecturing at the university.
The helmer described his work as belonging to the 'college comedy' classic genre, with referents such as Animal House, American Pie, Rushmore or 22 Jump Street, while also indebted to the filmography of José Luis Cuerda and Luis García Berlanga, with the film including several nods to Plácido.
Matusalén is a Vuelta a la universidad AIE and Enrique Cerezo PC production, and it had the collaboration of TVE.[4] Shooting locations in Madrid included the Complutense University. The film was lensed by Jesús Haro.
The film made it to slate of the 19th Monterrey Film Festival (ficmonterrey) for its world premiere, screening as the official selection's opening film.[5] [6] It also screened at the 27th Málaga Film Festival in a non-competitive slot on 2 March 2024.[7] Distributed by Flins y Piniculas,[8] it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 5 April 2024.[9]