''Almost 40'' () is a 2018 Spanish comedy-drama road movie written and directed by

David Trueba David Rodríguez Trueba (born 10 September 1969) is a Spanish filmmaker and author. Biography David Rodríguez Trueba was born on 10 September 1969 in Madrid, the youngest of 8 siblings. His elder brother Fernando is also a filmmaker. In 19 ...

which stars

Lucía Jiménez Lucía Jiménez Arranz (born 21 November 1978) is a Spanish actress. She started with a David Trueba movie, '' The Good Life'', and she became very popular thanks to the TV series '' Al salir de clase''. Filmography Cinema Television ...

and

Fernando Ramallo Fernando Ramallo (born 3 April 1980 in Madrid) is a Spanish actor. Roles Films *''Give Me Your Hand (film), Donne-moi la main'' (Give Me Your Hand) (2008) *''Ejecutores'' (2008) *''El corazón de la tierra'' (2007) *''WC'' (2005) *''Mola ser ...

. It is a sequel to the 1996 film '' The Good Life''.

Plot

Salesman of eco-friendly make-up products Tristán tries to relaunch the musical career of singer Lucía, Tristán's teen crush, so he arranges a

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across Spain for her.

Cast

Production

The film is a Buenavida Producciones and Perdidos GC production. Shooting locations included

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Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

Plasencia Plasencia () is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Cáceres, Extremadura. , it has a population of 41,047. Plasencia is located in the Western-Central Iberian Peninsula, to the south of the Sistema Central. Housing primarily ...

Salamanca Salamanca () is a Municipality of Spain, municipality and city in Spain, capital of the Province of Salamanca, province of the same name, located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is located in the Campo Charro comarca, in the ...

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, and

Urueña Urueña is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census ( INE), the municipality has a population of 213 inhabitants. The streets and stone houses have been restored to reflect those ...

Release

''Almost 40'' was presented at the 21st

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on 20 April 2018. Distributed by Avalón Distribución, it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 June 2018.

Reception

According to the

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website

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, ''Almost 40'' has a 100% approval rating based on 7 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.5/10. Jonathan Holland of ''

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'' summed up "wit, wisdom and simplicity" as bottom line. Àlex Montoya of ''

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'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting the chemistry of the protagonists and the truths they tell as the best things about the film.

Accolades

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References

{{reflist Films directed by David Trueba 2018 comedy-drama films 2018 films 2010s Spanish-language films 2010s Spanish films Spanish comedy-drama films Spanish-language comedy-drama films Spanish road comedy-drama films Films shot in the province of Burgos Films shot in the province of Valladolid Films shot in the province of Salamanca Films shot in the province of Segovia Films shot in the province of Cáceres Films shot in Madrid Films set in Spain Spanish sequel films Films about singers