The Mortimers
The Mortimers is a 2025 Spanish mystery comedy film directed by Álvaro Fernández Armero from a screenplay by Jelen Morales based on the comic book series Les Croques by Léa Mazé. It stars Diego Montejo and Iratxe Emparan.
Plot
Bullied teen Nico, along with French exchange program student Gabrielle and the former's bullies Marc, Sofía, and Raquel unravel a jewelry theft plot connected to the local cemetery.
Production
The film was produced by Telecinco Cinema, Pokeepsie Films, and Pokeepsietxea, and it had the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+,, and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group. Shooting locations in Biscay included Orduña.
Release
The Mortimers is set to be released theatrically in Spain on 14 August 2025 by Paramount Pictures. Filmax purchased international rights to the film.
Reception
Javier Ocaña of El País wrote that the film "suffers from an alarming visual homogenization" and the performances "from a worrying lack of tonal cohesion", otherwise pointing out that the film "seems to have been made without any love for the source material".