Manolito Four Eyes () is a 1999 Spanish comedy film directed by Miguel Albaladejo based on the character created by Elvira Lindo.
The plot follows the mishaps of Manolito "Gafotas", a boy from the working-class neighborhood of Carabanchel, living with his mother, his grandfather, and his younger brother (), while his father is often away due to his job as a truck driver.
The film is a Castelao Productions and Dos Ocho Cine production for Sogedasa. Apart from writing duties, Lindo also played a small role as the agent Cardona.
The film premiered in a non-competitive slot of the Málaga Film Festival in June 1999. Distributed by Filmax, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 25 June 1999. It grossed â¬2,552,809 (691,758 admissions).
Jonathan Holland of Variety assessed that Albaladejo's sophomore feature "harnesses winsome perfs to spot-on child's-eye observation, making for an enjoyably refreshing hour and a half".
ÃÂngel Fernández-Santos in El PaÃÂs described the film as an "intelligent and very lively, fun, clean, free" comedy.
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