Litus

{{Infobox film

| image = Litus poster.jpg

| caption = Film poster

| director = Dani de la Orden

| screenplay = Marta Buchaca

| producer = {{ubl|Eduardo Campoy|Raúl Berdonés|Adolfo Blanco}}

| based_on = {{Based on|Litus|Marta Buchaca}}

| starring = {{ubl|Belén Cuesta|Adrián Lastra|Álex García|Quim Gutiérrez|Miquel Fernández|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

| released = {{Film date|2019|03|18|Málaga|2019|09|13|Spain|df=yes}}

}}

Litus is a 2019 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Dani de la Orden based on the stage play by Marta Buchaca. It stars Belén Cuesta, Adrián Lastra, Álex García, Quim Gutiérrez, Miquel Fernández, and Marta Nieto.

Plot

Time after the 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.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Belén Cuesta as Laia{{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}}
Adrián Lastra as Marcos
Álex García as Pablo
Quim Gutiérrez as Toni
{{ill|Miquel Fernández|es}} as Pepe
Marta Nieto as Su

}}

Production

The film is an Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales, A Contracorriente Films, Neón Producciones, and Litus Audiovisual AIE production.{{Cite web|access-date=3 August 2023|title=Litus|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España|website=premiosgoya.com|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/pelicula/litus/}}

Release

The film was presented at the 22nd Málaga Film Festival in March 2019.{{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}} Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,{{Cite web|url=https://www.audiovisual451.com/litus-estreno-en-cines-13-de-septiembre/|website=Audiovisual451|title=‘Litus’ – estreno en cines 13 de septiembre}} Litus was released theatrically in Spain on 13 September 2019.

Reception

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

Beatriz Martínez of 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".{{Cite web|website=Fotogramas|date=13 September 2019|title=Crítica de 'Litus'|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a28977492/litus-critica-pelicula/}}

Rubén Romero Santos of Cinemanía 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 commercials".{{Cite web|website=Cinemanía|date=9 September 2019|first=Rubén|last=Romero Santos|via=20minutos.es|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/litus-135288/|title=Litus}}

Javier Ocaña of El País 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".{{Cite web|website=El País|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}}

Accolades

| align = "center" | 2019 || 22nd Málaga Film Festival || Silver Biznaga for Best Supporting Actor || Quim Gutiérrez || {{won|{{Tooltip|Won|Shared with Mauro Sánchez Navarro ('Esto no es Berlín')}}}} || align = "center" | {{Cite web|website=Cinemanía|via=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}}

| align = "center" | 2020 || 7th Feroz Awards || colspan = "2" | Best Comedy Film || {{nom}} || {{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/entry/premios-feroz-2020-los-ganadores_es_5e2021adc5b674e44b92cf71.html|website=HuffPost|title=Premios Feroz 2020: la lista completa de ganadores|date=17 January 2020}}