That's Not Cheating

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{{Infobox film

| name = That's Not Cheating

| image = Permitidos_Poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Argentine theatrical release poster

| native_name = Permitidos

| director = Ariel Winograd

| producer = {{plainlist|

  • Ricardo Freixa
  • Joana D’Alessio
  • Nathalie Cabiron

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| writer = {{plainlist|

  • Gabriel Korenfeld
  • Julian Loyola

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| starring = {{plainlist|

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| music = Darío Eskenazi

| cinematography =

| editing = Alejandro Brodersohn

| studio = {{plainlist|

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| distributor = Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

| released = {{Film date|2016|8|4|Argentina|df=y}}

| runtime = 106 minutes

| country = Argentina

| language = Spanish

| budget =

| gross = $1.9 million{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/intl/?id=_fPERMITIDOS01&country=AR&wk=2016W32&id=_fPERMITIDOS01&p=.htm|title=Permitidos (2016)|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=15 August 2016}}

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That's Not Cheating{{cite web|url=http://noticine.com/industria/24544-ariel-winograd-distribucion-internacional-para-su-permitidos-mientras-sin-hijos-tendra-cinco-remakes-extranjeros.html|title=Ariel Winograd: Distribución internacional para su "Permitidos", mientras "Sin hijos" tendrá cinco remakes extranjeros|work=noticine.com|access-date=14 July 2016|language=Spanish}} ({{langx|es|Permitidos}}) is a 2016 Argentine comedy film directed by Ariel Winograd and co-written by Julian Loyola and Gabriel Korenfeld. The film, which stars Lali Espósito and Martín Piroyansky, was theatrically released on 4 August 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultracine.com/index.php/ficha-de-pelicula-2/?id=2000019955&c=ar|title= Ficha de película: Permitidos (Argentina)|work=ultracine.com|access-date=14 July 2016|language=Spanish}}

Due to its success, the film has been sold to other Latin American markets, including Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile. Rights for pay TV has been acquired by HBO Latino for the United States, Movistar+ for Spain, and Medyavision for Turkey. According to FilmSharks, rights for France, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and Germany are in advanced discussions.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/global/hob-u-s-ariel-winograd-thats-not-cheating-1201910236/|title= HBO Takes U.S. on Ariel Winograd's 'That's Not Cheating'|work=Variety|access-date=14 February 2017}}

Synopsis

The comedy follows a modern couple who joke with friends about the idea of a "One Night Pass" — one night of passion with a famous star that would not be considered infidelity. Then the husband unexpectedly meets his "One Night Pass".{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/cannes-disney-latin-america-winograds-not-cheating-1201770158/|title= Cannes: Disney Takes Latin America on 'Not Cheating' |work=Variety|access-date=14 July 2016}} A series of funny complications won't allow Mateo and Camila to get back together. Both of them will have to take a look of several things and raffle off every absurd obstacle that there will be presented from the appearance of this "One Night Pass" in their lives. Once involved in a dangerous situation, the couple will have the opportunity to discover themselves.{{cite web|url=http://www.taquillanacional.com.ar/proximos-estrenos-trailers/|title= Próximos estrenos|work=taquillanacional.com.ar|access-date=14 July 2016|language=Spanish}}

Cast

Reception

=Box office=

Permitidos was #2 on opening weekend on its original country, Argentina, behind The Secret Life of Pets with $0.7 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/argentina/?yr=2016&wk=32&p=.htm|title=Argentina Box Office: August 4–7, 2016|publisher=Box Office Mojo}} The movie has eventually grossed $1.7 million only in Argentina (AR$25.3 million).

=Critical response=

Permitidos received generally positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator website Todas Las Críticas assigned the film a weighted average score of 67 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".{{cite web|url=http://www.todaslascriticas.com.ar/pelicula/permitidos/criticas|title=Permitidos, críticas|website=Todas Las Críticas|access-date=2 August 2016|language=Spanish}}

In his review for Leer Cine, Santiago García praised the film, saying: "it is a funny comedy, it is a well-filmed comedy, it is not the mere illustration of amusing dialogues, Permitidos is a complete film".{{cite web|url=http://www.leercine.com.ar/nota.asp?id=602|title=Las trampas del amor|website=Leer Cine|access-date=2 August 2016|language=Spanish|author=Santiago García|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803111522/http://www.leercine.com.ar/nota.asp?id=602|archive-date=3 August 2016|url-status=dead}} Emiliano Basile of Escribiendo Cine also gave the film a positive review, writing: "Permitidos is effective by more than it floods in some lapses by the excess situations. It is [effective] because its goal of smooth and flat entertainment wards off of the traditional conservative moralizing.{{cite web|url=http://www.escribiendocine.com/critica/0003339-la-nueva-comedia-argentina/|title=La nueva comedia argentina|website=Escribiendo Cine|access-date=2 August 2016|language=Spanish|author=Emiliano Basile}} CineFreak's Alex Arellano gave the film a positive review, stating: "Permitidos is a genuine comedy, a film whose script is an elaborated swarm of absurd and crazy situations, which managed to combine and create consistency between every scene and every word of the script. It is a risky proposition that could have been a big frustration. However, its director decided to focus on the humor, and if the audience judges it [the film], it will undoubtedly have a good reception.{{cite web|url=http://cinefreaks.net/2016/08/01/permitidos-permitido-reirse/|title=Permitidos: Permitido reírse|website=CineFreaks|access-date=2 August 2016|language=Spanish|author=Alex Arellano}} Fernando Alvarez of Todo lo ve highlighted Espósito and Piroyanky's performance and wrote: "it is a well-executed, agile comedy that counts with solid technical resources and a delirium that the viewer will have to play, between ducks, geese and a smarter friend that he looks".{{cite web|url=http://www.todolove.com.ar/webtodolove/index.php?iLEG_ID=1&iENC_ID=4198|title=Permitidos: Cuando lo imposible se hace realidad|website=Todo lo ve|access-date=2 August 2016|language=Spanish|author=Fernando Alvarez}} Meanwhile, Diego Alvarez from Cuatro Bastardos gave the film a perfect score (10 out of 10) recognizing Winograd's direction and Piroyansky's performance, which he describes as "impeccable", and Espósito's, adding that the actress is an actoral revelation and that her performance "will surely remain in the records of argentinian cinema".{{cite web|url=https://cuatrobastardos.com/2016/08/01/permitidos-el-que-avisa-no-traiciona/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809152701/https://cuatrobastardos.com/2016/08/01/permitidos-el-que-avisa-no-traiciona/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=9 August 2016|title=Permitidos: El que avisa…¿no traiciona?|website=Todo lo ve|access-date=2 August 2016|language=Spanish|author=Diego Alvarez}} Fer Casals of Meta magazine compared the film with Hollywood comedies, saying: "Ariel Winograd newest movie surprises from its freshness and naturalness represented by the charm of its protagonists".{{cite web|url=http://www.revistameta.com.ar/archivos/11393|title=Crítica: PERMITIDOS|website=revistameta.com|access-date=2 August 2016|language=Spanish|author=Fer Casals}} Variety's John Hopewell wrote that the film is "the latest in a line of high-concept Argentine comedies of manners with international potential."

Release history

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scope="row" | Argentina

| 4 August 2016

| rowspan=2|Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

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scope="row" | Uruguay

| 18 August 2016

| {{cite web|url=http://www.ultracine.com/index.php/ficha-de-pelicula-2/?id=2000019955&c=uy |title= Ficha de película: Permitidos (Uruguay)|publisher=Ultracine |access-date=26 July 2016}}

scope="row" | Paraguay

| 25 August 2016

| Filmagic

| {{cite web|url=http://www.ultracine.com/index.php/ficha-de-pelicula-2/?id=2000019955&c=py |title= Ficha de película: Permitidos (Paraguay)|publisher=Ultracine |access-date=26 August 2016}}

scope="row" | Peru

| 3 November 2016

| Delta Films

| {{cite web|url=http://www.ultracine.com/index.php/ficha-de-pelicula-2/?id=2000019955&c=pe |title= Ficha de película: Permitidos (Peru)|publisher=Ultracine |access-date=26 August 2016}}

scope="row" | Bolivia

| 1 December 2016

| Distrifilms

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scope="row" | Ecuador

| 23 December 2016

| Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

| {{cite web|url=https://www.cinepapaya.com/ec/pelicula/permitidos-13682 |title= Permitidos|website=cinepapaya.com |access-date=December 25, 2016}}

scope="row" | Israel

| 9 March 2017

| United King Films

| {{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/permitidosPeli/status/743075092796715008 |title= Tweet of June 15, 2016 by @permitidosPeli |publisher=Twitter |access-date=26 July 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.seret.co.il/movies/s_movies.asp?MID=5535 |title= Permitidos|website=seret.co.il |access-date=11 March 2018}}

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