Synopsis
Tomás, who lives in Canada, travels to Madrid, Spain, to visit his old friend Julián. Both of them, accompanied by Truman, Julián's faithful dog, will share many surprising and emotional little moments, triggered by the hard situation Julián is going through, for just a few days.
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Cast
- Ricardo DarínJulián
- Javier CámaraTomás
- Dolores FonziPaula
- Eduard FernándezLuis
- Àlex BrendemühlVeterinarian
- Pedro CasablancDoctor
- José Luis GómezProducer
- Javier GutiérrezMortician
- Elvira MínguezGloria
- Oriol PlaNico
Recommendations
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Village Voice
The film is restrained and observational, its impact cumulative. - 80
CineVue
Urging us to grin in the face of impending death, Truman handles grim material with grace, humour and the honesty of two old friends who tell it like it is. - 80
The Guardian
Camara and Darin contribute outstanding work here, a beautifully meshed pair of performances that reveals nearly everything you need to know about the characters and their inner lives through exchanged looks, shrugs and the odd arched eyebrow. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
It’s Gay’s most emotionally direct work to date, thoroughly shedding the clever-cleverness of some of his earlier work, and also his most accessible — a clean-lined, sensitively-written and beautifully played two-hander that tackles complex issues in a refreshingly straightforward, downbeat way. - 80
Total Film
If the result is unlikely to leave audiences bawling, it’s still a well-observed study of life and loss. - 80
Variety
Cesc Gay’s wise, wistful and well-observed film about two friends enjoying a final reunion in the shadow of impending death, is by turns amusing and affecting — and quite often both at once. - 75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
The film’s real triumph is in how accurately it captures the intricacies of human relationships, especially when tested. - 75
The Playlist
Gay’s picture proves once again that one can construct a comedy out of such material, as long as one respects the subject matter and refrains from being gimmicky in order to feel edgy and cool.
