Better Class
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| Spanish | Altas capacidades |
| Directed by | Víctor García León |
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| Cinematography | Eva Díaz Iglesias |
| Edited by | Buster Franco |
| Music by | Camila Rodríguez |
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| Distributed by | BTeam Pictures |
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| Language | Spanish |
Better Class (Spanish: Altas capacidades) is an upcoming comedy-drama film directed by Víctor García León and co-written by Borja Cobeaga. Its cast features Israel Elejalde and Marian Álvarez.
Plot
The plot follows a middle class couple formed by Alicia and Gonzalo who see the opportunity of enrolling their son Fer on a prestigious secular school, thereby promoting their social clout to the upper class, although they pretend to do it for the boy's future.[1]
Cast
- Israel Elejalde[1]
- Marian Álvarez[1]
- Juan Diego Botto[1]
- Natalia Reyes[1]
- Pilar Castro[1]
- Suso Nanclares as Fer[2]
Production
The film is a Buenapinta Media (Marisa Fernández Armenteros), Sayaka Producciones (Nahikari Ipiña), Colosé Producciones (Sandra Hermida), Think Studio (Eneko Lizarraga) and Altas Capacidades Película AIE co-production with Cimarrón (Santiago López), a The Mediapro Studio company.[3] It had the participation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, Orange.[3]
Filming began on 10 February 2025.[1] Eva Díaz Iglesias worked as director of photography, using an Arri Alexa 35 camera and Arri Ensō lenses.[4] Shooting locations included a school in La Moraleja.[2]
Release
The film will screen in the main competitive section of the 29th Málaga Film Festival in March 2025.[5] It is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 27 March 2026 by BTeam Pictures.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Rivera, Alfonso (3 March 2025). "Víctor García León films the comedy-drama Better Class". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b Bermejo de la Flor, Laura (2 April 2025). ""Muy pocos en un rodaje ven y escuchan lo que está pasando": Un equipo de Hora 25 se cuela en el final de 'Altas Capacidades', la nueva película de Víctor García León". Cadena SER.
- ^ a b "Víctor García León rueda 'Altas capacidades', una coproducción hispano-uruguaya coescrita con Borja Cobeaga". Audiovisual451.
- ^ "Arranca el rodaje de 'Altas capacidades', una película dirigida por Víctor García León". Camera and Light Mag. 18 February 2025.
- ^ Juesas, María (26 January 2026). "El Festival de Málaga 2026 avanza sus primeras películas y anuncia que Carmen Maura inaugurará su Sección Oficial". Fotogramas.
- ^ Sánchez Sequera, Marco (2 January 2026). "El cine español que se estrenará en 2026". Audiovisual451.
External links
- Better Class at ICAA's Catálogo de Cinespañol