Pet Peeves () is a 2025 ensemble comedy film directed by from a screenplay by David Pascual, Enric Pardo, and Guillermo Guerrero. It straddles black and surreal comedy. Its cast includes Andrea Duro, Enrique Arce, Vito Sanz, Marta Belenguer, Pablo Molinero, Arturo Valls, and Berta Vázquez, among others.
Plot The plot consists of standalone stories making fun of absurd misfortunes stitched together by the story of clockmaker Carlo.
Cast
Production The screenplay was written by David Pascual, Enric Pardo, and Guillermo Guerrero. The film is a Spanish-Mexican co-production by Los Hermanos Polo and Japonica Films alongside Paloma Negra Films and Whisky Content, and it received backing from and ICAA and it had the involvement of À Punt. It was fully shot in the Valencian Community, including locations such as Castellón de la Plana and Benicàssim.
Release
The film was presented at the 28th Málaga Film Festival on 19 March 2025. It was also programmed at the and at Cinema Jove.
Syldavia Cinema planned a Spanish theatrical rollout for 24 October 2025.
Reception Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa pointed out that the director/producer "resorts to pop art as a light-hearted way of looking at the world and ourselves".
Accolades
| rowspan = "10" | | rowspan = "10" | 8th Lola Gaos Awards | colspan = "2" | Best Film || || rowspan = "10" | |- | Best Director || Javier Polo || |- | Best Actor || Vito Sanz || |- | Best Supporting Actor || Arturo Valls || |- | Best Costume Design || Ruth Sempere || |- | Best Art Direction || Mireia Soto || |- | Best Sound || Martín Touron, Xavier Mulet, Mario González, Mayte Cabrera || |- | Best Editing || Ernesto Arnal, Vicente Ibáñez, Yago Muñiz || |- | Best Cinematography and Lighting || Beatriz Sastre || |- | Best Original Song || "Pequeños calvarios" by Jhonny B. Zero ||
See also List of Spanish films of 2025
References