| The Good Luck | |
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| Spanish | La buena suerte |
| Directed by | Gracia Querejeta |
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| Based on | La buena suerte byRosa Montero |
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| Cinematography | Juan Carlos Gómez |
| Edited by | Leire Alonso |
| Music by | Vanessa Garde |
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| Distributed by | Karma Films |
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| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
The Good Luck[1] (Spanish:La buena suerte) is a 2025 Spanish drama film directed byGracia Querejeta from a screenplay by Querejeta andMaría Ruiz based on the novel byRosa Montero. It starsHugo Silva andMegan Montaner.
Fleeing from something, architect Pablo gets off the train on the village (and formerbituminous coal mining site) of Pozonegro, coming across colourful characters such as Raluca, who also keeps a secret.[2][3]
Based on the novelLa buena suerte byRosa Montero, the screenplay was written byGracia Querejeta in tandem withMaría Ruiz.[2][5] The film is a Tornasol Media, Arlas PC AIE and Trianera PC AIE production, with the participation ofRTVE andMovistar Plus+, subsidised by theGovernment of Navarre and with backing fromICAA andICO.[6]
Filming locations inNavarre includedAbárzuza,Oteiza,Muruzábal,Obanos,Pamplona.[3] Additional footage was shot inLa Rioja andMadrid.[3]
The film was presented at the28th Málaga Film Festival on 16 March 2025, vying for theGolden Biznaga.[3] Distributed by Karma Films,[5][7] it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 6 June 2025.[2] Latido Films acquired international sales rights.[5]
Javier Ocaña ofEl País considered that, while not being a perfect film by any means,The Good Luck triumphs in "the depth of the characters, their carnality and warmth".[8]