# Better Class
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{{Infobox film
| native_name = {{Infobox name module|language=es|title=Altas capacidades|nolink=yes}}
| image = Better Class poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [Víctor García León](/source/V%C3%ADctor_Garc%C3%ADa_Le%C3%B3n)
| writer = {{ubl|[Borja Cobeaga](/source/Borja_Cobeaga)|Víctor García León}}
| starring = {{ubl|[Marian Álvarez](/source/Marian_%C3%81lvarez)|[Israel Elejalde](/source/Israel_Elejalde)|[Juan Diego Botto](/source/Juan_Diego_Botto)|[Natalia Reyes](/source/Natalia_Reyes)|Suso Nanclares|[Pilar Castro](/source/Pilar_Castro)}}
| distributor = [BTeam Pictures](/source/BTeam_Pictures)
| released = {{Film date|2026|03|07|[Málaga](/source/29th_M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival)|2026|03|27|Spain|df=yes}}
| country = {{ubl|Spain|Uruguay}}
| cinematography = Eva Díaz Iglesias
| editing = Buster Franco
| music = Camila Rodríguez
| producer = {{ubl|Marisa Fernández Armenteros|Eneko Lizarraga Arratibel|[Sandra Hermida](/source/Sandra_Hermida)|Nahikari Ipiña}}
| studio = {{ubl|Buenapinta Media|Sayaka Producciones|Colosé Producciones|Think Studio|Altas Capacidades Película AIE|Cimarrón}}
| language = Spanish
}}
'''''Better Class''''' ({{langx|es|'''Altas capacidades'''|links=no}}) is a 2026 comedy-drama film directed by [Víctor García León](/source/V%C3%ADctor_Garc%C3%ADa_Le%C3%B3n) and co-written by [Borja Cobeaga](/source/Borja_Cobeaga). Its cast features [Israel Elejalde](/source/Israel_Elejalde) and [Marian Álvarez](/source/Marian_%C3%81lvarez) along with [Juan Diego Botto](/source/Juan_Diego_Botto), [Natalia Reyes](/source/Natalia_Reyes), Suso Nanclares, and [Pilar Castro](/source/Pilar_Castro).
The film premiered at the [29th Málaga Film Festival](/source/29th_M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival) ahead ot its 27 March 2026 theatrical release in Spain by [BTeam Pictures](/source/BTeam_Pictures).
== Plot ==
The plot follows a [middle class](/source/middle_class) couple formed by Alicia and Gonzalo who see the opportunity of enrolling their son Fer on a prestigious secular school, thereby promoting their social clout to the [upper class](/source/upper_class), although they pretend to do it for the boy's future.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.aisge.es/los-estrenos-del-27-de-marzo-altas-capacidades|website=Aisge|title=Los estrenos del 27 de marzo. 'Altas capacidades'. Familia ambiciosa|date=23 March 2026|first=Alberto|last=Úbeda-Portugués}}]
* [Pilar Castro](/source/Pilar_Castro) as Mar[{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/victor-garcia-leon-rueda-altas-capacidades-una-coproduccion-hispano-uruguaya-coescrito-con-borja-cobeaga/|website=Audiovisual451|title=Víctor García León rueda ‘Altas capacidades’, una coproducción hispano-uruguaya coescrita con Borja Cobeaga}}]
Filming began on 10 February 2025.[{{Cite web|url=https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/474479/|website=[Cineuropa](/source/Cineuropa)|title=Víctor García León films the comedy-drama Better Class|first=Alfonso|last=Rivera|date=3 March 2025}}] Eva Díaz Iglesias worked as director of photography, using an [Arri Alexa 35](/source/Arri_Alexa) camera and Arri Ensō lenses.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.cameraandlightmag.com/noticias/arranca-el-rodaje-de-altas-capacidades-una-pelicula-dirigida-por-victor-garcia-leon/|website=Camera and Light Mag|title=Arranca el rodaje de ‘Altas capacidades’, una película dirigida por Víctor García León|date=18 February 2025}}] Shooting locations included a school in [La Moraleja](/source/La_Moraleja).[{{Cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2025/04/02/muy-pocos-en-un-rodaje-ven-y-escuchan-lo-que-esta-pasando-un-equipo-de-hora-25-se-cuela-en-el-final-de-altas-capacidades-la-nueva-pelicula-de-victor-garcia-leon-cadena-ser/|website=[Cadena SER](/source/Cadena_SER)|date=2 April 2025|first=Laura|last=Bermejo de la Flor|title="Muy pocos en un rodaje ven y escuchan lo que está pasando": Un equipo de Hora 25 se cuela en el final de 'Altas Capacidades', la nueva película de Víctor García León}}]
== Release ==
The film was presented in the main competitive section of the [29th Málaga Film Festival](/source/29th_M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival) in March 2026.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/festival-de-malaga/a70137242/festival-de-malaga-2026-seccion-oficial-programacion-peliculas-avance-carmen-maura/|website=[Fotogramas](/source/Fotogramas)|title=El Festival de Málaga 2026 avanza sus primeras películas y anuncia que Carmen Maura inaugurará su Sección Oficial|date=26 January 2026|first=María|last=Juesas}}] Distributed by [BTeam Pictures](/source/BTeam_Pictures), it was released theatrically in Spain on 27 March 2026.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/el-cine-espanol-que-se-estrenara-en-2026/|website=Audiovisual451|title=El cine español que se estrenará en 2026|first=Marco|last=Sánchez Sequera|date=2 January 2026}}][{{Cite web|url=https://www.rtve.es/rtve/20260401/director-victor-garcia-leon-padrino-dias-cine-esta-semana/17006426.shtml|website=[rtve.es](/source/rtve.es)|title=El director Víctor García León, padrino de 'Días de Cine' esta semana|date=1 April 2026}}]
== Reception ==
{{ill|Enric Albero|ca}} of ''[El Cultural](/source/El_Cultural)'' found in the film "a dramatic and aesthetic refinement that Spanish film comedy has been renouncing for years", vindicated by the director by "populating the story with ignoble characters" and "emptying it of psychologisms".[{{Cite web|url=https://www.elespanol.com/el-cultural/cine/20260307/altas-capacidades-victor-garcia-leon-abre-festival-malaga-afilada-comedia-negra/1003744160003_0.html|website=[El Cultural](/source/El_Cultural)|via=[El Español](/source/El_Espa%C3%B1ol)|date=7 March 2026|title='Altas capacidades': Víctor García León abre en canal el festival de Málaga con una afilada comedia negra|first=Enric|last=Albero}}]
Víctor A. Gómez of ''[La Opinión de Málaga](/source/La_Opini%C3%B3n_de_M%C3%A1laga)'' lamented that all the characters "come across as unpleasant, but unfortunately not in a likeable, attractive way", although pointing out that Botto nails his character as stylish and suave boss of ultimate bastardry.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/festival-cine-malaga/2026/03/07/altas-capacidades-farsa-agria-127472473.html|website=[La Opinión de Málaga](/source/La_Opini%C3%B3n_de_M%C3%A1laga)|first=Víctor A.|last=Gómez|title='Altas capacidades': cuando la farsa se agria|date=7 March 2026|publisher=[Prensa Ibérica](/source/Prensa_Ib%C3%A9rica)}}]
Joan Pons of ''[Ara](/source/Ara_(newspaper))'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, writing that the comedy is "very subtle, has a script that makes you say 'Yes, sir,' and delivers piercing truths with a half-smile".[{{Cite web|website=[Ara](/source/Ara_(newspaper))|title=No tot ha de ser 'Torrente'|date=23 March 2026|first=Joan|last=Pons|url=https://www.ara.cat/cultura/cinema/critiques/altas-capacidades-magnifica-tercera-via-comedia-espanyola_1_5686492.html}}]
Raquel Hernández Luján of ''[HobbyConsolas](/source/HobbyConsolas)'' gave the film a 72-point score, determining to be one of those films that "leave you pondering, with a wry smile and a strong sense of unease, because it feels more like reality than fiction", otherwise highlighting a superlative Botto as the best thing about the film.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/hobbycine/critica-altas-capacidades-laberinto-social-retratado-con-tintes-comedia-negra_6949849_0.html|website=[HobbyConsolas](/source/HobbyConsolas)|date=24 March 2026|first=Raquel|last=Hernández Luján|title=Crítica de Altas capacidades: el laberinto social retratado con tintes de comedia negra}}]
Beatriz Martínez of ''[Fotogramas](/source/Fotogramas)'' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, declaring it "a magnificent satire that explores public education, ideological clashes, the anxiety surrounding social mobility, and contemporary hypocrisy".[{{Cite web|website=[Fotogramas](/source/Fotogramas)|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez|title="Magnífica": La película española que apunta a convertirse en una de las comedias más divertidas y aclamadas del año|date=25 March 2026|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a70828387/altas-capacidades-pelicula-critica-opinion/}}]
Rubén Romero Santos of ''[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)'' rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "a chilling, uncomfortable comedy that could easily have been directed by [Ruben Östlund](/source/Ruben_%C3%96stlund)".[{{Cite web|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/critica-altas-capacidades-comedia-incomoda-cine-espanol-reciente_6949369_3.html|date=24 March 2026|first=Rubén|last=Romero Santos|title=Crítica de 'Altas capacidades': la comedia más incómoda del cine español reciente}}]
In a 4-star rating, Luis Martínez of ''[El Mundo](/source/El_Mundo_(Spain))'' assessed that the film "delivers laughters just as easily as it freezes them".[{{Cite web|date=25 March 2026|website=[El Mundo](/source/El_Mundo_(Spain))|url=https://www.elmundo.es/cultura/cine/2026/03/25/69c2b17ee85ece243f8b4591.html|title=Altas capacidades: Una comedia con clase sobre los límites dramáticos del clasismo (****)|first=Luis|last=Martínez}}]
Manuel J. Lombardo of ''[Diario de Sevilla](/source/Diario_de_Sevilla)'' gave the film a 4-star rating, assessing that it reveals a recognisable Spain full of ''[esperpento](/source/esperpento)'' "without resorting to exaggeration, caricature or distortion".[{{Cite web|website=[Diario de Sevilla](/source/Diario_de_Sevilla)|title=Los invisibles|date=27 March 2026|first=Manuel L.|last=Lombardo|publisher=[Grupo Joly](/source/Grupo_Joly)|url=https://www.diariodesevilla.es/ocio/altas-capacidades-critica-cine-espanol_0_2006302798.html}}]
Guillermo Balbona of ''[El Diario Montañés](/source/El_Diario_Monta%C3%B1%C3%A9s)'' gave the film a 5-star rating, writing that it excels in "its dialogues and situations, like a finely honed and sharp scalpel, cutting and incisive".[{{Cite web|first=Guillermo|last=Balbona|website=[El Diario Montañés](/source/El_Diario_Monta%C3%B1%C3%A9s)|url=https://www.eldiariomontanes.es/culturas/cine/oscura-negra-amarga-20260328112254-nt.html|title=Oscura, casi negra y amarga|date=28 March 2026|publisher=[Grupo Vocento](/source/Grupo_Vocento)}}]
[Carlos Boyero](/source/Carlos_Boyero) of ''[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)'' assessed that "the satire is believable. And subtle. And nothing feels forced", while also mentioning a "masterful" performance by Botto.[{{Cite web|website=[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/cine/2026-03-27/altas-capacidades-asi-son-y-asi-nos-parecen.html|title=‘Altas capacidades’: así son. Y así nos parecen|first=Carlos|last=Boyero|author-link=Carlos Boyero|date=27 March 2026}}]
== See also ==
* [List of Spanish films of 2026](/source/List_of_Spanish_films_of_2026)
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|tt26931994}}
* [https://sede.mcu.gob.es/CatalogoICAA/en-us/Peliculas/Detalle?q=true&Pelicula=168323 ''Better Class''] at [ICAA](/source/ICAA_(Spain))'s ''Catálogo de Cinespañol''
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