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As Luck Would Have It

2011 · 98 min

A queasy, cringe-inducing spiral where media circus and mortal dread collide, leaving you squirming between laughter and despair.

Genres
Drama, Comedy
Overview
Roberto is an unemployed publicist who achieved success when he thought of a famous slogan: "Coca-Cola, the spark of life." Now he is a desperate man, trying to remember the happy days, back to the hotel where he spent the honeymoon with his wife. However, instead of the hotel, he finds a museum built around the Roman theater in the city. While walking through the ruins, he has an accident, an iron rod sticks into his head and leaves him completely paralyzed. If he tries to move he would die. Roberto becomes the focus of the media, which will change his life ...
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Media, death, corruption, family
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • media
    • death
    • corruption
    • family
    • grief
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • single location
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror4
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension8
    Darkness7
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight8

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, comedy
    Directed by
    Álex de la Iglesia
    Written by
    Randy Feldman
    Starring
    Salma Hayek Pinault, Santiago Segura, Carolina Bang, Blanca Portillo, José Mota, Nacho Vigalondo, Javier Botet, Concha García Campoy
    Cinematography
    Kiko de la Rica
    Runtime
    98 min
    Country
    Spain, France, United States of America
    Languages
    Spanish, French, Polish

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