Uncle Trouble

{{Infobox film

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|es|La familia Benetón|nolink=yes}}

| image = La familia Benetón poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Joaquín Mazón

| writer = {{ubl|Curro Velázquez|Benjamín Herranz}}

| producer = {{ubl|Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano|María Luisa Gutiérrez|Álvaro Ariza|José Fernández de Vega|Francisco E. Cordero|Ricardo Coeto}}

| starring = {{ubl|Leo Harlem|El Langui}}

| country = {{ubl|Spain|Mexico}}

| studio = {{ubl|Atresmedia Cine|Mamá se fue de viaje la película AIE|Bowfinger International Pictures|Esto también pasará|GLOW|BTF Media}}

| cinematography = Chiqui Palma

| music = María Vertiz

| editing = Jani Madrileño

| language = Spanish

| released = {{Film date|2024|03|09|Málaga|2024|03|22|Spain|df=yes}}

| distributor = Beta Fiction Spain

}}

Uncle Trouble ({{langx|es|La familia Benetón|links=no}}){{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfactoryentertainment.com/films/uncle-trouble/|access-date=28 April 2024|title=Uncle Trouble|website=Film Factory}} is a 2024 Spanish-Mexican comedy film directed by {{ill|Joaquín Mazón|es}} and written by Curro Velázquez and Benjamín Herranz which stars Leo Harlem and El Langui.

Plot

Selfish and racist uncle Toni begrudgingly takes care of five children from different ethnic backgrounds.

Cast

{{Cast listing|

Leo Harlem as Toni{{Cite web|url=https://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/festival-cine-malaga/2024/03/09/familia-beneton-nueva-comedia-multicultural-99247049.html|website=La Opinión de Málaga|publisher=Prensa Ibérica|first=Chaima|last=Laghrissi|title=‘La Familia Benetón’, la nueva comedia multicultural de Leo Harlem y El Langui que cierra el Festival de Málaga}}
El Langui as Lolo
Ali Dia
Diego Montejo
Gala Bichir
Meilin Chen
Kamsiyochi Ngene{{Cite web|url=https://festivaldemalaga.com/edicion/ver-pelicula/?id=3045|website=Festival de Málaga|access-date=26 March 2024|title=La familia Benetón}}
Damián Alcázar
Diana Bovio

}}

Production

The film was produced by Atresmedia Cine, Mamá se fue de viaje la película AIE, Bowfinger International Pictures, Esto también pasará and GLOW alongside BTF Media and it had the participation of Atresmedia, and Netflix and funding from Crea SGR.{{Cite web|url=https://www.malagahoy.es/festival-cine-malaga/familia-beneton-comedia-Festival-Malaga_0_1882912338.html|website=Málaga Hoy|title='La familia Benetón' clausura el Festival de Málaga con su humor blanco y familiar|date=9 March 2024|publisher=Grupo Joly}}

Release

The film closed the 27th Málaga Film Festival in a non-competitive slot on 9 March 2024 for its world premiere.{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/andalucia/malaga-00356/noticia-familia-beneton-cierra-festival-malaga-comedia-amable-familia-multiculturalidad-20240309120755.html|website=Europa Press|date=9 March 2024|title='La familia Benetón' cierra el Festival de Málaga con una comedia amable de familia y multiculturalidad}} Distributed by Beta Fiction Spain,{{Cite web|url=https://www.diariosur.es/festival-malaga/familia-beneton-cunao-cargo-cinco-ninos-adoptados-20240309132308-nt.html|website=Diario Sur|date=9 March 2024|first=Cristina|last=Pinto|publisher=Grupo Vocento|title='La familia Benetón': cuando el "cuñao" se hace cargo de cinco niños adoptados}} it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 March 2024,{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/entrevista-familia-beneton-leo-harlem-langui-76717/|website=ecartelera|title=Leo Harlem y El Langui ('La familia Benetón'): "Hay que normalizar y visibilizar la diversidad que existe en la sociedad"|date=24 March 2024|first=Miguel Ángel|last=Pizarro}} debuting with a €498,176 (71,368 admissions) opening weekend.{{Cite web|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/noticias/cazafantasmas-imperio-helado-taquilla-espanola-millon-euros-5230567/|website=Cinemanía|date=25 March 2024|first=Carles|last=Rull|title='Cazafantasmas: Imperio helado' se impone en la taquilla española con más de un millón de euros|via=20minutos.es}}

Reception

Alberto Corona of eldiario.es considered the "stale" comedy not to [just] star a racist character, but to be [a] racist [film] in itself, also noting that the ideological operation to keep Torrente alive was as simple as taking the child audience hostage.{{Cite web|date=21 March 2024|url=https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/cine/familia-beneton-comedia-rancia-prueba-dificultad-cine-espanol-superar-espectro-torrente_129_11229871.html|title=‘La familia Benetón’, una comedia rancia que prueba la dificultad del cine español para superar el espectro de ‘Torrente’|first=Alberto|last=Corona|website=eldiario.es}}

Beatriz Martínez of Infobae deemed the film to be "a retrograde and disrespectul comedy" "promoting xenophobia, homophobia, and sexism".{{Cite web|website=Infobae|title=Crítica {{!}} ‘La familia Benetón’: cuando hacer chistes racistas convierte una película en racista|date=26 March 2024|first=Beatriz|last=Martínez|url=https://www.infobae.com/espana/2024/03/26/critica-la-familia-beneton-cuando-hacer-chistes-racistas-convierte-una-pelicula-en-racista/}}

Javier Ocaña of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, assessing that "Harlem's folk authenticity cannot make up for the excessive sugar" in the verdict.{{Cite web|website=Cinemanía|via=20minutos.es|url=https://www.20minutos.es/cinemania/criticas/familia-beneton-critica-estreno-reparto-5228678/|date=22 March 2024|first=Javier|last=Ocaña|title=Crítica de 'La familia Benetón': Leo Harlem, el Paco Martínez Soria de nuestro tiempo|author-link=Javier Ocaña}}

{{ill|Juan Pando (film critic)|es|Juan Pando Marcos|lt=Juan Pando}} of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, singling out how it "promotes respect for diversity among children" as its hallmark.{{Cite web|first=Juan|last=Pando|date=22 March 2024|title=Crítica de ‘La familia Benetón’, Leo Harlem es un divertido tío por sorpresa|website=Fotogramas|url=https://www.fotogramas.es/peliculas-criticas/a60264283/familia-beneton-critica-pelicula/}}