The Coffee Table () is a 2022 Spanish black comedy film directed by Caye Casas which stars David Pareja and Estefanía de los Santos.
Plot
The plot follows a couple formed by María and Jesús who buys a tacky table, a move that proves to be their worst decision ever.
Cast
Production
The film was produced by La Charito Films alongside Alhena Production and Apocalipsis Producciones. It was shot in Terrassa. The helmer pitched his film as "an uncomfortable, politically incorrect film with extremely black humor and a brutal tragedy".
Release
The film was presented in the 'Rebels with a Cause' slate of the 2022 Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF). It also made it to the slate of the 2023 Fantaspoa for its Latin-American premiere, and to the 2023 Fantastic Fest lineup for its North-American premiere. MGM Premium boarded rights to the film. Cinephobia Releasing picked up North American rights to the film.
Reception
According to the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, The Coffee Table has a 80% approval rating based on 10 reviews from critics, with an average rating of 7.2/10.
Rafael Motamayor of /Film gave the film a 10 out of 10 rating deeming it to be "one of the bleakest, meanest, most unbearably cruel movies you could ever see".
Accolades
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| align = "center" | 2022 || 26th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Best Film ('Rebels with a Cause' section) || || |- | align = "center" | 2023 || 41st Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival || colspan = "2" | Best Film ('White Raven' competition) || || |}