The Best of Me (2007 film)

The Best of Me (Lo mejor de mí) is a 2007 Spanish drama film directed by Roser Aguilar (in her directorial debut feature) which stars Marian Álvarez.

Plot
Deeply in love with athlete Tomás, journalist Raquel decides to sacrifice herself, offering as a liver donor upon her boyfriend's sudden fainting and ensuing diagnosis of a potentially deadly liver ailment.

Production
The film was produced by Escándalo Films, an initiative of the ESCAC film school. Shooting locations included the surroundings of Barcelona and the General Hospital of Sant Cugat del Vallès.

Release
The film made it to the 60th Locarno Film Festival's main competition slate, vying for the Golden Leopard. It was released theatrically in Spain on 7 March 2008.

Reception
Jay Weissberg of Variety deemed the film to be "a shoulder-shrugging liver transplant tale from freshman helmer Roser Aguilar that plays like a standard TV movie".

Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be a "a disappointing, but by no means negligible, debut film", considering that "it starts bad", although in its second half, particularly upon the transplant, it is narrated in a "much more subtle and compelling" way.

Mirito Torreiro of Fotogramas rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, highlighting "the patience with which the plot is built" as the film's best.