Wolfgang () is a 2025 Spanish comedy-drama film directed by Javier Ruiz Caldera from a screenplay by Laia Aguilar, Carmen Marfà, Yago Alonso, and Valentina Viso based on the novel by Laia Aguilar. It stars Jordi Catalán, Miki Esparbé, Àngels Gonyalons, Berto Romero, and Anna Castillo.
Plot Upon the sudden death of his mother Ingrid, autistic and high-IQ boy Wolfgang is forced to live with his father Carles. Wolfgang dreams about becoming a master pianist and joining the Grimald Academy in Paris, following on his mother's footsteps.
Cast
Carlos Cuevas and J.A. Bayona appear in cameo roles playing themselves.
Production The film is a Nostromo Pictures, Lo Vi Films, Telecinco Cinema, and Wolfgang Película AIE production, and it had the co-production of 3Cat, and the participation of Mediaset España, Movistar Plus+ and Mediterráneo Mediaset España Group. It was shot in Paris and Barcelona.
Release The film was released theatrically in Spain on 14 March 2025 by Universal Pictures in 346 theatres. It finished first in its opening weekend with €657,000 and 91,700 admissions.
Reception Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, praising its honest "crowd-pleasing" tidiness and [the use of] Carlos Cuevas as running gag.
Quim Casas of El Periódico de Catalunya rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a careful attempt at making dramatic and popular cinema in Catalan".
Accolades
| rowspan = "3" | | 13th Feroz Awards | colspan = "2" | Best Comedy Film || || |- | 18th Gaudí Awards || Best Original Score || Clara Peya || || |- | 81st CEC Medals || Best New Actor || Jordi Catalán || ||
See also List of Spanish films of 2025
References