# The Last Call (2013 film)

The Last Call (Spanish: Tercera llamada, lit. 'Third call') is a 2013 Mexican comedy-drama film directed by Francisco Franco and written by Franco & María Renée Prudencio. Starring Irene Azuela, Karina Gidi, Rebecca Jones and Fernando Luján. It is based on the play Calígula, probablemente by Francisco Franco and Ignacio Guzmán.

## Synopsis

The film narrates the process of creating the play Caligula. However, the harmony of the team is in question. The play, written by a French existentialist, is directed by a neurotic woman with depression. The diva is angry with her, the older actor forgets the text, the producer is not sober even when she sleeps and, to top it all off, a group of emos try to beat up the technicians.

## Cast

The actors participating in this film are:
* Irene Azuela as Julia
* Karina Gidi as Isi
* Rebecca Jones as Amanda
* Fernando Luján as Fernando
* Ricardo Blume as Eduardo
* Martín Altomaro as Adrián
* Moisés Arizmendi as Óscar
* Derik Dean as Alan
* Alfonso Dosal as Ángel
* Eduardo España as Poquemón
* Jorge Adrián Espíndola as Parra
* Anabel Ferreira as Geo
* Kristyan Ferrer as Nachito
* Mauricio García Lozano as Collonier
* Silvia Pinal as Delegate
* Irineo Alvarez
* Alejandra Bogue
* Maika Bernard
* Luis Couturier
* Julieta Egurrola
* Ana Ofelia Murguía
* Regina Orozco

## Production

Principal photography was taken between December 2011 and January 2012 at the UNAM University Cultural Center.

## Release

The Last Call had its world premiere in March 2013 at the 28th Guadalajara International Film Festival. It had its commercial premiere on October 4, 2013, in Mexican theaters.

## Reception
### Critical reception

Claudia Llaca from Cine Premiere wrote: "Thanks to an impeccable script and excellent stage direction, Franco achieves the right rhythm so that the actors not only interact, but also give the best of their talent to the film... Third call is a well made film, with art, craft and intelligence. It is part of the Mexican cinema that is worth seeing and supporting."

### Accolades

| Year | Award / Festival | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2013 | Guadalajara International Film Festival | Audience Award at Infinitum | Francisco Franco | Won |
| 2013 | Guadalajara International Film Festival | Best Mexican Fiction Feature Film | Francisco Franco | Won |
| 2013 | Guadalajara International Film Festival | Best Actress | Cecilia Suárez | Won |
| 2013 | Havana Film Festival | Best Editing | Mariana Rodríguez | Won |
| 2014 | Diosas de Plata | Best Film | Francisco Franco | Nominated |
| 2014 | Diosas de Plata | Best Screenplay | Francisco Franco & María Renée Prudencio | Nominated |
| 2014 | Diosas de Plata | Best Supporting Actor | Fernando Luján | Won |
| 2014 | Diosas de Plata | Best Supporting Actress | Mariana Treviño | Nominated |
| 2014 | Diosas de Plata | Best Supporting Actress | Anabel Ferreira | Nominated |
| 2014 | Diosas de Plata | Best Actor in a Minor Role | Ricardo Blume | Won |
| 2014 | Diosas de Plata | Best Actress in a Minor Role | Silvia Pinal | Nominated |
| 2014 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Latino Film Award | Francisco Franco | Nominated |
| 2014 | Ariel Awards | Best Director | Francisco Franco | Nominated |
| 2014 | Ariel Awards | Best Adapted Screenplay | Francisco Franco & María Renée Prudencio | Won |
| 2014 | Ariel Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Ricardo Blume | Nominated |
| 2014 | Ariel Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Rebecca Jones | Nominated |
| 2014 | Ariel Awards | Best Editing | Mariana Rodríguez | Nominated |
| 2014 | Ariel Awards | Best Sound | Matías Barberis, Pablo Tamez & Jaime Baksht | Nominated |
| 2014 | Ariel Awards | Best Costume Design | Adela Cortazar & Jerildy Bosch | Nominated |
| 2014 | Ariel Awards | Best Makeup | Iñaki Legaspi | Nominated |