Our Father, Our President (Catalan: Parenostre) is a 2025 Spanish biographical drama film directed by Manuel Huerga from a screenplay by Toni Soler reconstructing the downfall of Catalan pater patriae Jordi Pujol, portrayed by Josep Maria Pou.
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Plot
Former Catalan president Jordi Pujol manages reputation damage after a July 2014 announcement acknowledging having concealed money from the tax authorities and his alleged involvement in a series of corruption schemes that would come to be known as the 'Pujol Affair'.
Production
The film was produced by Minoria Absoluta, Lastor Media, Vilaüt Films and Last Minute AIE. It was fully shot at the Mediapro studio in 22@Barcelona, exclusively using chroma keying.
Release
Distributed by Filmax, the film was released theatrically in Spain on 16 April 2025.
Reception
Javier Ocaña of El País assessed that [Our Father, Our President] "may be an interesting film to watch and analyze, but it is by no means a good film", otherwise declaring it as displaying "an almost exasperating digital stiffness".
Jordi Battle Caminal of La Vanguardia rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, deeming it to be "of dubious usefulness", failing to offer the viewer anything that they did not already know about the Pujols, while displaying a tendency for hagiography.
Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa wrote that the film "exudes a certain TV movie flavour".
Eulàlia Iglesias of Ara rated the film 3 out of 5 stars, assessing that it "does not quite find the right balance between the degree of respect for the figure of Pujol and the farcical actions of his children", also considering that the visuals are spoiled by a "rather poor aesthetic finishing with digital flavor", but welcomed the normality entailed by a film about Pujol being made in Catalan cinema.