We Need to Talk () is a 2016 Spanish romantic comedy film directed by David Serrano from a screenplay by Serrano and Diego San José which stars Michelle Jenner and Hugo Silva alongside Verónica Forqué, ÃÂscar Ladoire, Ernesto Sevilla, and Belén Cuesta.
The story is set against the backdrop of the Spanish economic crisis and the . Nuria is planning to marry her current partner but she needs the divorce papers from her former partner, Jorge, a total mess of a person. A remarriage screwball comedy ensues.
The film was produced by AtÃÂpica Films and Atresmedia Cine, and it had the participation of Atresmedia and Movistar+. Filming began in Madrid in June 2015.
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures España, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 26 February 2016.
Javier Ocaña of El PaÃÂs assessed that even if "the possibilities of a good comedy associated with its time can be perceived", "a film needs a plus and this one does not have it", for narrative reasons, for the mise-en-scene, and for technical issues.
Jordi Batlle Caminal of La Vanguardia wrote that "everything is predictable but, miraculously, everything, or almost everything, works with astonishing efficiency", with the film having "the rhythm, the dialogue and retorts of a good comedy.