The Dinner (2025 film)
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| Spanish | La cena |
| Directed by | Manuel Gómez Pereira |
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| Based on | La cena de los generales by José Luis Alonso de Santos |
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| Cinematography | Aitor Mantxola |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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| Language | Spanish |
The Dinner (Spanish: La cena) is an upcoming comedy film directed by Manuel Gómez Pereira from a screenplay co-written with Joaquín Oristrell and Yolanda García Serrano based on a play by José Luis Alonso de Santos. It stars Mario Casas and Alberto San Juan.
Plot
On 15 April 1939, two weeks after the end of the Spanish Civil War, a young lieutenant, a conscientious maître and a group of vanquished Republican cooks is set the prepare a banquet at Madrid's Hotel Palace for a clique of Francoist generals.[1]
Cast
- Mario Casas as teniente Medina[2]
- Alberto San Juan as Genaro[2]
- Nora Hernández[1]
- Óscar Lasarte[1]
- Asier Etxeandia[1]
- Martín Páez[1]
- Elvira Mínguez[1]
- Carlos Serrano[1]
- Carmen Balagué[1]
- Antonio Resines[1]
- Eva Ugarte[1]
Production
Written by Joaquín Oristrell, Yolanda García Serrano, and Manuel Gómez Pereira, the screenplay is based on the play La cena de los generales by José Luis Alonso de Santos.[2] The film is a Spanish-French co-production by La Terraza Films, Turanga Films, Sideral Cinema, Entre Medina y Genaro AIE, and Halley Production, with the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and Crea SGR.[3][4] Aitor Mantxola worked as cinematographer.[5] Shooting locations included Valencia (Palau de les Comunicacions, Ateneo Mercantil, CEV Building), and Las Palmas.[4]
Release
The film will be presented at a RTVE gala during the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival in September 2025.[6] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it is expected to be released theatrically in Spain on 17 October 2025.[7][3]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "RTVE estrenará 'Parecido a un asesinato', 'Ya no quedan junglas', 'La cena' y 'La tregua' en el Zinemaldia". Europa Press. 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b c "Casas y San Juan rodarán en Gran Canaria 'La cena', una comedia con Franco de fondo". La Vanguardia. 18 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Mario Casas y Alberto San Juan ruedan la película 'La cena' en Gran Canaria". La Provincia. Prensa Ibérica. 6 March 2025.
- ^ a b Devís, Álvaro (13 February 2025). "Tres edificios emblemáticos de València se convierten en el Hotel Palace de Madrid para un rodaje". Valencia Plaza.
- ^ "Se rueda 'La cena', una comedia histórica dirigida por Manuel Gómez Pereira con Alberto San Juan y Mario Casas". Camera and Light Mag. 13 February 2025.
- ^ Rebolledo, Matías G. (8 August 2025). "Las galas de RTVE en San Sebastián estrenarán 'La cena' o 'Parecido a un asesinato'". Kinótico.
- ^ "The Dinner". Film Factory. Retrieved 8 August 2025.