Mala Persona

Mala Persona

2024 · 90 min · ES · 5.9 (35 votes)
Dir. Fer García-Ruiz · Starring Arturo Valls, Malena Alterio, Julián Villagrán, José Corbacho, Sara Jiménez, Teresa Lozano
Comedy

Pepe is the best person in the world, until he discovers that he has a terminal illness and has months to live. To avoid suffering for his loved ones, Pepe decides to become the worst person in the world and thus keep them away from him so that they don't miss him when he dies.

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This film feels like a bittersweet hug wrapped in a darkly comedic package. It's an absurd yet poignant exploration of self-sacrifice and the complex ways we express love when faced with the inevitable. Expect a steady stream of laughs tinged with melancholy, as a good man tries to be bad for all the right reasons.

darkly comedicbittersweetpoignantabsurdheartfeltsteadycharacter-driven comedyhigh-concept premisedramedyemotionally resonantmortalityself-sacrificeunconventional loveidentitypre-emptive grief