Join Me for Breakfast

Join Me for Breakfast^[1] (Catalan: Esmorza amb mi) is a 2025 Spanish drama film directed by Iván Morales [es] based on his own play. It stars Anna Alarcón, Iván Massagué, Álvaro Cervantes, and Marina Salas.

Join Me for Breakfast
Theatrical release poster
Catalan	Esmorza amb mi
Directed by	Iván Morales
Written by	Iván Morales Almudena Monzó
Based on	Esmorza amb mi (play) by Iván Morales
Produced by	Miriam Porté Àngels Masclans Roger Torras
Starring	Anna Alarcón Iván Massagué Álvaro Cervantes Marina Salas Oriol Pla
Cinematography	Agnès Piqué Corbera
Edited by	Jaume Martí
Music by	Lia Kali Nora Haddad Casadevall Nara Is Neus
Production companies	Distinto Films Dos Soles Media WKND
Distributed by	Filmax
Release dates	16 March 2025 (2025-03-16) (Málaga) 12 June 2025 (2025-06-12) (Spain)
Country	Spain
Language	Catalan

The film world premiered at the 28th Málaga Film Festival ahead of its 12 June 2025 theatrical release in Spain by Filmax.

Plot

Natàlia, a single mother shooting a documentary about the lack of affection in El Raval, ends up in a wheel chair due to an accident, coming across her former friend Salva (a drug trafficker turned nurse), Salva's partner Carlota (a woman coming back from a period of excesses), and Omar (a musician undergoing a creative crisis eeking out a living with advertising jingles).^[2][3]

Cast

• Anna Alarcón [ca] as Natàlia^[3]
• Iván Massagué as Salva^[3]
• Marina Salas as Carlota^[3]
• Álvaro Cervantes as Omar^[3]
• Oriol Pla as Magma^[3]

Production

The film is a Distinto Films, Medina Vilalta & Partners, WKND, Dos Soles Media, and Tartar Films production.^[4] Shooting locations included Barcelona and Terrassa.^[3]

Release

The film premiered in the 'Zonazine' section of the 28th Málaga Film Festival on 16 March 2025.^[5] It also screened at the D'A Film Festival Barcelona [ca].^[6] Distributed by Filmax,^[4] it was released theatrically in Spain on 12 June 2025.

Reception

Javier Ocaña of El País positively mentioned that the film confirmed the "estimable" average level of recent Spanish film debuts, even if sometimes its physical and verbal exaggerations somewhat blurry its delicacy.^[7]

Begoña Piña of Cinemanía rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, declaring it a story that is easy to empathize with.^[8]

Jordi Batlle Caminal of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, positively citing the "phenomenal" performances delivered by the cast while citing the "weak" subplot pertaining Cervantes' character as a negative point.^[9]

See also

• List of Spanish films of 2025