7.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Comedy, Drama • 2021 • 114 min • Adults (18+)
Official Competition (2021)
Official Competition (2021)
Overview
When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavour. Completing the all-star team are two actors with massive talent but even bigger egos: Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero and radical theatre actor Iván Torres. Both are legends, but not exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric trials set by Lola, Félix and Iván must confront not only each other but also their own legacies. Who will be left when the cameras finally start rolling?
Starring Cast
Penélope Cruz • Antonio Banderas • Oscar Martínez
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Neutral
Viewer Rating
7.8
Overview
When a billionaire entrepreneur impulsively decides to create an iconic movie, he demands the best. Renowned filmmaker Lola Cuevas is recruited to mastermind this ambitious endeavour. Completing the all-star team are two actors with massive talent but even bigger egos: Hollywood heartthrob Félix Rivero and radical theatre actor Iván Torres. Both are legends, but not exactly best friends. Through a series of increasingly eccentric trials set by Lola, Félix and Iván must confront not only each other but also their own legacies. Who will be left when the cameras finally start rolling?
Starring Cast
Penélope Cruz • Antonio Banderas • Oscar Martínez
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Political: Center
Confidence: High
The film is a sharp satire of the film industry, critiquing universal human flaws like ego and pretension rather than promoting a specific political ideology, thus landing it in the neutral category.
Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium
The movie features a cast that is traditional for its Spanish-Argentine production context, without explicit DEI-driven casting choices. Its narrative satirizes artistic ego and the film industry, critiquing individual character flaws rather than explicitly focusing on or critiquing traditional identities through a DEI lens.
Secondary
LGBTQ: Neutral
Confidence: High
The film includes a gay character, Darío, whose sexuality is mentioned incidentally as part of his personal life. His identity is neither central to the plot nor a source of conflict or affirmation. The portrayal is matter-of-fact and avoids strong positive or negative arcs, resulting in a neutral net impact.
Trans: N/A
Confidence: High
Official Competition is a satirical comedy about the filmmaking process, artistic integrity, and the clash of egos. The film does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes, therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High
Official Competition is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' genders could have been established and subsequently changed.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
Official Competition is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous installment from which characters' races could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
6.6
Critic Ratings
9.6
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