Uncle Trouble

Uncle Trouble is a 2024 Spanish-Mexican comedy film directed by and written by Curro Velázquez and Benjamín Herranz which stars Leo Harlem and El Langui.

Plot

Selfish and racist uncle Toni begrudgingly takes care of five children from different ethnic backgrounds.

Production

The film was produced by Atresmedia Cine, Mamá se fue de viaje la película AIE, Bowfinger International Pictures, Esto también pasará and GLOW alongside BTF Media and it had the participation of Atresmedia, and Netflix and funding from Crea SGR.

Release

The film closed the 27th Málaga Film Festival in a non-competitive slot on 9 March 2024 for its world premiere. Distributed by Beta Fiction Spain, it was released theatrically in Spain on 22 March 2024, debuting with a €498,176 opening weekend.

Reception

Alberto Corona of eldiario.es considered the "stale" comedy not to star a racist character, but to be racist in itself, also noting that the ideological operation to keep Torrente alive was as simple as taking the child audience hostage.
Beatriz Martínez of Infobae deemed the film to be "a retrograde and disrespectul comedy" "promoting xenophobia, homophobia, and sexism".
Javier Ocaña of Cinemanía rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, assessing that "Harlem's folk authenticity cannot make up for the excessive sugar" in the verdict.
of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, singling out how it "promotes respect for diversity among children" as its hallmark.