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| Spanish | Los Muértimer |
| Directed by | Álvaro Fernández Armero |
| Screenplay by | Jelen Morales |
| Based on | Les Croques by Léa Mazé |
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| Edited by | Raúl de Torres |
| Music by | Vanessa Garde |
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Mortimers (Spanish: Los Muértimer) is a 2025 Spanish mystery comedy film directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero from a screenplay by Jelen Morales based on the comic book series Les Croques by Léa Mazé. It stars Diego Montejo and Iratxe Emparan.
Plot
[edit]Bullied teen Nico, along with French exchange program student Gabrielle and the former's bullies Marc, Sofía, and Raquel unravel a jewelry theft plot connected to the local cemetery.[1]
Cast
[edit]- Diego Montejo as Nico Mortimer[2]
- Iratxe Emparan as Gabrielle[1]
- Melani as Raquel[1]
- Adrián Checa as Marc[1]
- Bruna González as Sofía[1]
- Pepe Lorente as Pol[2]
- Belén Rueda[3]
- Alexandra Jiménez as Marisa[2]
- Víctor Clavijo as Sebastián Mortimer[2]
- Fele Martínez[1]
Production
[edit]The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, Pokeepsie Films, and Pokeepsietxea, and it had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+, Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group.[4] Shooting locations in Biscay included Orduña.[5]
Release
[edit]The Mortimers is set to be released theatrically in Spain on 14 August 2025 by Paramount Pictures.[3] Filmax purchased international rights to the film.[3]
Reception
[edit]Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that the film "suffers from an alarming visual homogenization" and the performances "from a worrying lack of tonal cohesion", otherwise pointing out that the film "seems to have been made without any love for the source material".[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Misterio, terror y humor fúnebre: tráiler de 'Los Muértimer'". Cine con Ñ. 26 May 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Losilla, J.F. (20 July 2024). "Alexandra Jiménez y Pepe Lorente protagonizan la nueva producción de Álex de la Iglesia". Heraldo de Aragón.
- 1 2 3 Lang, Jamie (17 May 2025). "Álex de la Iglesia-Produced Dark Comedy 'The Mortimers' Acquired by Filmax (Exclusive)". Variety.
- ↑ "Cinco adolescentes. Un cementerio. Y un secreto que nadie quiere creer… Los Muértimer presenta su tráiler". Mediaset España. 22 May 2025.
- ↑ Peláez, Alba (26 July 2024). "Ruedan en Euskadi 'Los Muértimer', producida por Álex de la Iglesia". Diario Vasco. Grupo Vocento.
- ↑ Ocaña, Javier (14 August 2025). "'Los Muértimer': Catalepsia creativa en el cine familiar español". El País.
External links
[edit]- The Mortimers at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol
- The Mortimers at IMDb
- 2025 films
- Spanish mystery films
- Spanish comedy films
- Spanish-language comedy films
- Pokeepsie Films films
- Telecinco Cinema films
- Films based on French comics
- 2025 Spanish-language films
- Films set in cemeteries
- Films shot in the Basque Country (autonomous community)
- Films about bullying
- 2025 Spanish films
- 2025 comedy films
- Paramount Pictures films