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Almost 40
Almost 40
	Theatrical release poster
Spanish	Casi 40
Directed by	David Trueba
Written by	David Trueba
Starring	Lucía Jiménez; Fernando Ramallo; Carolina África; Vito Sanz;
Cinematography	Julio César Tortuero
Edited by	Marta Velasco
Production; companies	Buenavida Producciones; Perdidos GC;
Distributed by	Avalon Distribución
Release dates	20 April 2018 (Málaga); 29 June 2018 (Spain);
Country	Spain
Language	Spanish

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Almost 40 (Spanish: Casi 40) is a 2018 Spanish comedy-drama road movie written and directed by David Trueba which stars Lucía Jiménez and Fernando Ramallo. 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 concert tour across Spain for her.^[1]^[2]

Cast

Lucía Jiménez as Lucía^[1]
Fernando Ramallo as Tristán^[1]
Vito Sanz^[1]
Carolina África^[1]

Production

The film is a Buenavida Producciones and Perdidos GC production.^[1] Shooting locations included Burgos, Madrid, Plasencia, Salamanca, Segovia, and Urueña.^[3]

Release

Almost 40 was presented at the 21st Málaga Film Festival on 20 April 2018.^[4] Distributed by Avalón Distribución,^[5] it was released theatrically in Spain on 29 June 2018.

Reception

According to the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, Almost 40 has a 100% approval rating based on 7 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.5/10.^[6]

Jonathan Holland of The Hollywood Reporter summed up "wit, wisdom and simplicity" as bottom line.^[1]

Àlex Montoya of Fotogramas 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.^[7]

Accolades


Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2019	6th Feroz Awards	Best Comedy Film		Nominated	^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Holland, Jonathan (23 July 2018). "'Almost 40' ('Casi 40'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
^ Arribas, Alicia G. (20 April 2018). ""Casi 40", road-movie generacional de Trueba a favor de las pequeñas cosas". La Vanguardia.
^ "Almost 40". Catalogue of Films produced by companies from Madrid.
^ "David Trueba estrena 'Casi 40', una película que "nace de obsesiones personales"". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 20 April 2018.
^ "'Casi 40' – estreno en cines 29 de junio". Audiovisual451. 25 June 2018.
^ "Almost 40". RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
^ Montoya, Àlex (11 June 2018). "Casi 40". Fotogramas.
^ Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.

[holland-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Holland, Jonathan (23 July 2018). "'Almost 40' ('Casi 40'): Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter.

[2] Arribas, Alicia G. (20 April 2018). ""Casi 40", road-movie generacional de Trueba a favor de las pequeñas cosas". La Vanguardia.

[3] "Almost 40". Catalogue of Films produced by companies from Madrid.

[4] "David Trueba estrena 'Casi 40', una película que "nace de obsesiones personales"". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 20 April 2018.

[5] "'Casi 40' – estreno en cines 29 de junio". Audiovisual451. 25 June 2018.

[6] "Almost 40". RottenTomatoes. Retrieved 16 July 2023.

[7] Montoya, Àlex (11 June 2018). "Casi 40". Fotogramas.

[8] Prats, Marina (19 January 2019). "La lista completa de ganadores de los Premios Feroz 2019". HuffPost.

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