# La casa (2024 film)

La casa is a 2024 Spanish slice-of-life drama film directed by Álex Montoya [ca] based on the graphic novel of the same name by Paco Roca. Its ensemble cast features David Verdaguer, Luis Callejo, Óscar de la Fuente, Olivia Molina, María Romanillos, Lorena López, Marta Belenguer, Jordi Aguilar, Tosca Montoya, and Miguel Rellán.

## Plot

Three siblings, coping with the grief of their father's death in different ways, confront the dilemma of what to do with the house their father built.

## Cast

* David Verdaguer as José
* Luis Callejo as Antonio
* Óscar de la Fuente [es] as Vicente
* Olivia Molina as Silvia
* María Romanillos as Ema
* Lorena López [ca] as Carla
* Marta Belenguer [es] as Olga
* Jordi Aguilar as Cristóbal
* Miguel Rellán as Manolo

## Production

Montoya decided to shoot the film after being gifted the graphic novel, but according to him, it took him nearly seven years to develop the project. The film is a Raw Pictures, Nakamura Films, and Haciendo la casa AIE production, with the participation of RTVE, À Punt, and CreaSGR, the funding from ICAA, ICO, and the collaboration of IVC. Digital tweaks were used to de-age Miguel Rellán in some past scenes. It was shot in locations of the Valencia region, including the house in Olocau that inspired the story by Paco Roca.

## Release

The film was presented at the 27th Málaga Film Festival on 5 March 2024. Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, was released theatrically in Spain on 1 May 2024.

## Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.
Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that Montoya adapts Roca's work "with the calm, subtlety, verve, delicacy and truth of small great works".
Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "an almost surgical drama, very restrained".
Irene Crespo of Cinemanía rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "the adaptation of the graphic novel that Paco Roca deserved".
Pere Vall of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting some scenes featuring Verdaguer vs. Rellán and Verdaguer vs. de la Fuente as the best things about the film.
Fran González of Mondo Sonoro gave the film 9 out of 10 points considering it a "solid and plain candidate for best national film of the year" also pointing out that it manages to dignify "the already hackneyed label of intimate drama".

## Accolades

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result |
| 2024 | 27th Málaga Film Festival | Best Screenplay | Álex Montoya, Joana M. Ortueta | Won |
| 2024 | 27th Málaga Film Festival | Best Music | Fernando Velázquez | Won |
| 2024 | 27th Málaga Film Festival | Audience Award | Audience Award | Won |
| 2024 | 27th Málaga Film Festival | Feroz Puerta Oscura Award | Feroz Puerta Oscura Award | Won |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Main Actor in a Film | David Verdaguer | Nominated |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Supporting Actor in a Film | Óscar de la Fuente | Won |
| 2025 | 12th Feroz Awards | Best Original Soundtrack | Fernando Velázquez | Nominated |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Film | Best Film | Won |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Director | Álex Montoya | Won |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Screenplay | Álex Montoya, Joana M. Ortueta | Won |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Actor | David Verdaguer | Won |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Actress | Lorena López | Won |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Óscar de la Fuente | Won |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Luis Callejo | Nominated |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Supporting Actress | María Romanillos | Won |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Editing and Post-Production | Álex Montoya, Lucía Casal, Víctor Suñer | Won |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Cinematography and Lighting | Guillem Oliver | Nominated |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Production Supervision | Gloria Guillot | Nominated |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Art Direction | Rafa Jannone Forés | Nominated |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Sound | José Manuel Sospedra, Iván Martínez-Rufat, Maider Blázquez | Won |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Costume Design | Giovanna Ribes | Nominated |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Esther Guillem, Piluca Guillem, David Ambit | Nominated |
| 2025 | 7th Lola Gaos Awards | Youth Prize for Best Film | Youth Prize for Best Film | Won |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Adapted Screenplay | Álex Montoya, Joana M. Ortueta | Nominated |
| 2025 | 79th CEC Medals | Best Actor | David Verdaguer | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Álex Montoya, Joana M. Ortueta | Nominated |
| 2025 | 39th Goya Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Óscar de la Fuente | Nominated |