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My Friend Eva
2025 Spanish film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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My Friend Eva (Spanish: Mi amiga Eva) is a 2025 Spanish comedy film directed by Cesc Gay from a screenplay that he co-wrote with Eduard Sola. It stars Nora Navas as the title character alongside Rodrigo de la Serna and Juan Diego Botto.
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Plot
While in Rome, 50-year-old Eva realizes her yearning for falling in love again, and so she starts a new life as a single person back in Barcelona.[1]
Cast
- Nora Navas as Eva[2]
- Juan Diego Botto as Víctor[3]
- Rodrigo de la Serna as Álex[3]
- Àgata Roca as Cris[3]
- Francesco Carril as Dani[3]
- Marian Álvarez as Marga[3]
- Fernanda Orazi as Raquel[3]
- Miki Esparbé as Julián[3]
- Lluís Villanueva as Raúl[3]
- Mercedes Sampietro as Madre Eva[2]
- Mariona Pagés as Marina (hija Eva)[2]
- Martí Ribot as Teo (hijo Eva)[2]
Production
The film is an Imposible Films and Alexfilm AIE production.[1] It had the pàrticipation of RTVE, Movistar Plus+, and 3Cat and backing from ICAA.[4] Shooting locations included Barcelona, Badalona, La Garriga, and Rome.[4][5]
Release
Distributed by Filmax, My Friend Eva is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 19 September 2025.[1] It was included in the 'Made of Spain' lineup of the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival.[6] After acquiring global distribution rights,[7] Filmax likewise sold the film in Italy (Teodora Film), Germany and Austria (Neue Visionen), Israel (Lev Cinemas), Greece (Cinobo), Bulgaria (Beta Films), and former Yugoslavia (Cinemania).[8]
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Reception
Begoña Piña of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "agile, fun, smart, and at times moving".[9]
Raquel Hernández Luján of HobbyConsolas gave the film 75 points ('good'), citing Navas' performance and the central premise as the best things about the film.[10]
Carlos Boyero of El País declared himself to be "not distracted at any point from what they do and say in this film".[11]
Laura Pérez of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, considering that Navas envelopes Eva's character with a tenderness and truth comparable to those of Ricardo Darín and Javier Cámara in Truman.[12]
Carmen L. Lobo of La Razón rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, extolling how Navas "is truly splendid in this beautiful, solid, and humane story".[13]
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References
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