Cesc Gay

MY FRIEND EVA

Romantic comedy
MY FRIEND EVA

Title: MY FRIEND EVA

Original title: MI AMIGA EVA

Genre: Romantic comedy

Running Time: 100'

Language/s: Spanish, Catalan

Status: Completed

Year: 2025

Directors: Cesc Gay

Screenplay: Cesc Gay, Eduard Sola

Producers: Marta Esteban

Cast: Nora Navas, Rodrigo de la Serna, Juan Diego Botto

Synopsis:

Eva has just turned 50. She’s been married for over 20 years and has two, teenage children. So far, nothing remarkable. But on a business trip to Rome something happens that turns her life upside down. She meets Alex, a scriptwriter who’s spending a few days in the Italian city. The instant attraction she feels for him, the butterflies in her tummy, the seductive hint of possibility… After all this time, she remembers what it feels like to fall in love and it shifts something inside of her. It reignites a fire that had long been extinguished. 

She returns to Barcelona with a clear mission: to fall in love again before it’s too late. Behind her family’s back, she starts looking for an apartment, somewhere she can see herself living alone. When her secret comes out and she confesses she’s leaving her husband for someone else, someone she hasn’t even met yet, everyone is perplexed to say the least! 

Eva starts her life over, determined to throw herself back into single life, with all the seduction and passion that it might entail. Alex is obviously still fresh in her mind and she decides to look for him, but much to her annoyance, she discovers he’s unavailable. Over the course of a year, we’ll follow Eva in her quest for romance. Will she find love all over again? Sounds unlikely, but in the game of love, never say never!

Critics :

"Nora Navas is magnificent."  FOTOGRAMAS

"A great comedy that both moves and makes you laugh."  EL PERIÓDICO

"The most beautiful film to start the year with." […] "Nora Navas and Cesc Gay bring us the year's most beautiful character."  EL CINE EN LA SER

"So well-written, so well-directed and, above all, such great casting."  KINÓTICO

“A fun, intelligent and touching celebration of the idea of being in love.”  DIARIO PÚBLICO

"This film gives tenderness, stabbing pains and laughs." "Nora Navas is a romantic heroine."  LA VANGUARDIA

"Fun, sweet, original, unique."  SMODA EL PAÍS

"Nora Navas confirms herself as one of the best actresses in Spanish cinema in this sweet comedy."  EL DIARIO

"Surprisingly profound, without being pretentious, and serving up an entertaining story that will make you laugh and want to run out of the cinema to find someone to fall in love with."  BUTACA Y BUTACÓN

News:

Filmax Secures ‘My Friend Eva,’ From ‘Truman’ Director Cesc Gay (EXCLUSIVE)

Filmax has taken global distribution rights for “My Friend Eva,” the latest from Spanish director Cesc Gay whose ‘Truman’ proved a notable hit overseas, scoring substantial theatrical returns in several territories. Set against the backdrops of Barcelona and Rome, this romantic comedy boasts Nora... Read More

Filmax Rolls Out Cesc Gay’s ‘My Friend Eva,’ Closing Italy, Germany (EXCLUSIVE)

Barcelona-based boutique studio Filmax has rolled out further pre-sales on “My Friend Eva,” from “Truman” director Cesc Gay, licensing key territories ahead of the film’s Cannes screening, closing Italy (Teodora Films) and Germany and Austria (Neue Visionen). The film was also sold after Berlin’s... Read More