# Litus

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{{Infobox film
| image = Litus poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [Dani de la Orden](/source/Dani_de_la_Orden)
| screenplay = Marta Buchaca
| producer = {{ubl|[Eduardo Campoy](/source/Eduardo_Campoy)|Raúl Berdonés|Adolfo Blanco}}
| based_on = {{Based on|''Litus''|Marta Buchaca}}
| starring = {{ubl|[Belén Cuesta](/source/Bel%C3%A9n_Cuesta)|[Adrián Lastra](/source/Adri%C3%A1n_Lastra)|[Álex García](/source/%C3%81lex_Garc%C3%ADa_(actor))|[Quim Gutiérrez](/source/Quim_Guti%C3%A9rrez)|Miquel Fernández|[Marta Nieto](/source/Marta_Nieto)}}
| studio = {{ubl|Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales|A Contracorriente Films|Neón Producciones|Litus Audiovisual AIE}}
| country = Spain
| language = Spanish
| cinematography = José Luis Bernal
| music = Dani Trujillo
| editing = Alberto Gutiérrez
| distributor = [A Contracorriente Films](/source/A_Contracorriente_Films)
| released = {{Film date|2019|03|18|[Málaga](/source/M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival)|2019|09|13|Spain|df=yes}}
}}
'''''Litus''''' is a 2019 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by [Dani de la Orden](/source/Dani_de_la_Orden) based on the stage play by Marta Buchaca. It stars [Belén Cuesta](/source/Bel%C3%A9n_Cuesta), [Adrián Lastra](/source/Adri%C3%A1n_Lastra), [Álex García](/source/%C3%81lex_Garc%C3%ADa_(actor)), [Quim Gutiérrez](/source/Quim_Guti%C3%A9rrez), Miquel Fernández, and [Marta Nieto](/source/Marta_Nieto).

== Plot ==
Time after the [suicide](/source/suicide) of Litus, his brother Toni gathers a number of acquaintances, including Litus' girlfriend Laia, best friend Pablo, and musical partner Pepe, with their innermost secrets and emotions thereby coming to surface.<ref name="aisge" />

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [Belén Cuesta](/source/Bel%C3%A9n_Cuesta) as Laia<ref name="aisge">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aisge.es/los-estrenos-del-13-de-septiembre-litus|title=Los estrenos del 13 de septiembre. 'Litus'. Corazones heridos|date=10 September 2019|first=Alberto|last=Úbeda-Portugués}}</ref>
* [Adrián Lastra](/source/Adri%C3%A1n_Lastra) as Marcos<ref name="aisge" />
* [Álex García](/source/%C3%81lex_Garc%C3%ADa_(actor)) as Pablo<ref name="aisge" />
* [Quim Gutiérrez](/source/Quim_Guti%C3%A9rrez) as Toni<ref name="aisge" />
* {{ill|Miquel Fernández|es}} as Pepe<ref name="aisge" />
* [Marta Nieto](/source/Marta_Nieto) as Su<ref name="aisge" />
}}

== Production ==
The film is an Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales, A Contracorriente Films, Neón Producciones, and Litus Audiovisual AIE production.<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=3 August 2023|title=Litus|publisher=[Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España](/source/Academia_de_las_Artes_y_las_Ciencias_Cinematogr%C3%A1ficas_de_Espa%C3%B1a)|website=[premiosgoya.com](/source/Goya_Awards)|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/litus/}}</ref>

== Release ==
The film was presented at the 22nd [Málaga Film Festival](/source/M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival) in March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.malagahoy.es/festival-cine-malaga/Orden-retrata-Litus-torpeza-emocional_0_1337566544.html|website=Málaga Hoy|date=18 March 2019|first=Cristina|last=Fernández|title=De la Orden retrata en 'Litus' la torpeza emocional ante el dolor de la pérdida|publisher=[Grupo Joly](/source/Grupo_Joly)}}</ref> Distributed by [A Contracorriente Films](/source/A_Contracorriente_Films),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/litus-estreno-en-cines-13-de-septiembre/|website=Audiovisual451|title='Litus' – estreno en cines 13 de septiembre}}</ref> ''Litus'' was released theatrically in Spain on 13 September 2019.

== Reception ==
According to the [review aggregation](/source/review_aggregation) website [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes), ''Litus'' has a 71% approval rating based on 7 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 5.7/10.<ref>{{Cite web|website=[Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/litus|title=Litus|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>

Beatriz Martínez of ''[Fotogramas](/source/Fotogramas)'' rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, highlighting "a cohesive cast that avoids the theatrical heritage of the story" as the best thing about the film while negatively citing a "somewhat self-indulgent last segment".<ref>{{Cite web|website=[Fotogramas](/source/Fotogramas)|date=13 September 2019|title=Crítica de 'Litus'|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a28977492/litus-critica-pelicula/}}</ref>

Rubén Romero Santos of ''[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)'' rated the film 1½ stars, deeming it to be an affected adaptation, writing that "the viewer gets lost in this Catalan bourgeois atmosphere condensed in the {{ill|Casa Tarradellas|es}} and [Estrella Damm](/source/Estrella_Damm) commercials".<ref>{{Cite web|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|date=9 September 2019|first=Rubén|last=Romero Santos|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/litus-135288/|title=Litus}}</ref> 
  
[Javier Ocaña](/source/Javier_Oca%C3%B1a) of ''[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)'' assessed that even if the "well adjusted in its length and with notable performances" film "may feel [already] seen and heard, "the average level in all its sections is appreciable".<ref>{{Cite web|website=[El País](/source/El_Pa%C3%ADs)|first=Javier|last=Ocaña|date=13 September 2019|title=La catarsis de una pandilla|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2019/09/11/actualidad/1568238574_011039.html|author-link=Javier Ocaña}}</ref>

== Accolades ==
{{Awards table|5}}
|-
| align = "center" | 2019 || 22nd [Málaga Film Festival](/source/M%C3%A1laga_Film_Festival) || Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor || Quim Gutiérrez || {{won|{{Tooltip|Won|Shared with Mauro Sánchez Navarro ('Esto no es Berlín')}}}} || align = "center" | <ref>{{Cite web|website=[Cinemanía](/source/Cineman%C3%ADa)|via=[20minutos.es](/source/20minutos.es)|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/festival-de-malaga-2019-palmares-completo-125344/|title=Festival de Málaga 2019: Palmarés completo|date=23 March 2019}}</ref>
|-
| align = "center" | 2020 || [7th Feroz Awards](/source/7th_Feroz_Awards) || colspan = "2" | [Best Comedy Film](/source/Feroz_Award_for_Best_Comedy_Film) || {{nom}} || <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/premios-feroz-2020-los-ganadores_es_5e2021adc5b674e44b92cf71.html|website=[HuffPost](/source/HuffPost)|title=Premios Feroz 2020: la lista completa de ganadores|date=17 January 2020}}</ref>
|}

== See also ==
* [List of Spanish films of 2019](/source/List_of_Spanish_films_of_2019)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://sede.mcu.gob.es/CatalogoICAA/en-us/Peliculas/Detalle?Pelicula=124618 ''Litus''] at [ICAA](/source/ICAA_(Spain))'s ''Catálogo de Cinespañol''
*{{IMDb title|8975008}}

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Category:2019 comedy-drama films
Category:2019 Spanish-language films
Category:Spanish films based on plays
Category:2019 Spanish films
Category:Spanish comedy-drama films
Category:Films about friendship

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