Los mejores temas (2012): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2012, Los mejores temas is a komödie and drama film directed by Nicolás Pereda, running about 103 minutes.

What it’s about. When Gabino's father returns home after a long absence, the two men awkwardly attempt to re-establish a relationship; but Gabino and his mother quickly tire of this man who has become a stranger to them and decide to kick him out, before realizing that he has already left. Gabino eventually tracks his father down and spends time with him in his rundown apartment, trying to figure out if there is any possibility for the two of them to ever truly communicate. Though Greatest Hits continues Pereda's exploration of his perennial themes of absence, masculinity and the difficulty of maintaining a family, it opens up a whole new set of aesthetic questions through a bold formal gambit: halfway through, the entire narrative reboots and starts from scratch with another actor playing one of the key characters, leading to different iterations of events already witnessed.

Who’s in it. Los mejores temas stars Gabino Rodríguez as Gabino, Teresa Sánchez as Tere, José Rodríguez López as Emilio and Luisa Pardo as Luisa.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.7/10, Los mejores temas has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response. It went on to earn $2.3K at the box office.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on DocAlliance Films and rent or buy it from FlixFling and DocAlliance Films. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Los mejores temas page.

If you liked it. Fans of Los mejores temas tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parasite, Das Leben ist schön and Fight Club.