''Just One Small Favor'' () is a 2023 Spanish screwball comedy film directed by Juana Macías from a screenplay by Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor. It stars

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, Diego Martín,

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, and Alfonso Bassave, among others.

Plot

Upon the death of their

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Amparito, well-off Gallardo siblings refuse to bury her in the

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, going against Amparito's dying wish. They start receiving letters from Amparito, revealing uncomfortable truths about them.

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Cristóbal Garrido and Adolfo Valor. Director Juana Macías billed the comedy as "

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" and, after a search for extreme and authentic real-life inspirations, she acknowledged

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as a benchmark for one of the characters. The film is a Zeta Cinema,

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and Pumuky Films AIE production. It had the participation of

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, funding from ICAA and backing from ICEC. It was shot in

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in 2022.

Release

Distributed by Universal Pictures International Spain, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 10 November 2023.

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acquired international rights to the film.

Accolades

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References