My Fault (film)

My Fault
Official release poster
SpanishCulpa mía
Directed byDomingo González
Screenplay byDomingo González
Based onCulpa mía
by Mercedes Ron
Produced by
Starring
Production
company
Pokeepsie Films
Distributed byAmazon MGM Studios
Release date
  • 8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)
Running time
117 minutes
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

My Fault (Spanish: Culpa mía) is a 2023 Spanish romantic drama film directed by Domingo González in his directorial feature length debut and starring Nicole Wallace and Gabriel Guevara.

The film is based on the Wattpad story of the same name by Mercedes Ron. There were two sequels to form a trilogy, Your Fault in 2024 and Our Fault in 2025.

My Fault premiered on June 8, 2023 on Amazon Prime. Although mostly panned by critics, it was the most watched film on the platform of 2023.

Plot

Seventeen-year-old Noah has to move into a wealthy new home after her mother Rafaella marries billionaire William Leister. She struggles to adjust to the change and immediately clashes with her new stepbrother, Nick Leister, who is involved in street racing and has a rebellious streak.

On the first evening upon arriving there, Noah is taken to the Leisters' country club for dinner. Although her closet is full of expensive new clothes, the opts for wearing an over-sized Ramones t-shirt. Soon after arriving, both Noah and Nick want to leave. William asks his son to drop her off at home first.

On the way, as Noah and Nick argue, so he forces her out of the car. Forced to hitchhike on the lonely road, she gets a lift by someone heading to a party. Nick turns out to the center of the party, where Noah looks on in disgust as he makes out with multiple women.

Nick catches a party-crasher spike Noah's drink. After throwing him out, he drives Noah home. In the morning, she grills him to find out what happened, which Nick insists was nothing. They coincide later at the beach, then in the evening at a rally.

Noah gets upsetting images sent to her of her boyfriend Dan and her best friend Betty she left behind. Nick offers to help her send her own make-out pictures with him. Before he can get her home, as he had left her in the car, the racer from the other team Ronnie assumes she is racing for him.

Goaded by the other driver, Noah gets behind the wheel. She beats him, surprising everyone with her racing skills. Taunting him that a woman beat him, he reveals that Nick's team automatically loses, a rule unbeknownst to Noah. Not only does Nick have to pay 15,000, but also forfeit his car. Nick then disappears for four days.

Noah and Nick's relationship slowly shifts from hostility to a growing attraction, and despite knowing it is wrong, they start seeing each other in secret. As things heat up between them, Noah begins receiving threatening messages.

Dan shows up, trying to apologise to Noah. Nick taunts him, while doing his best to hide his face to not be recognised. Local guys from the rival gang show up, so Nick fights them off.

On a car ride, it is revealed that Noah had learned about car racing from her father Jonás, who she says is dead. Ending up in an arena, it is revealed they are at a fight club event. Upon discovering that Nick is the star attraction, Noah declares she cannot be around someone so violent again.

William reveals to Nick that Noah's abusive father just got out of jail and is out for revenge. Jonás had beat Rafaella for years, but after he put a knife on Noah, it was her testimony which put him away. She has not been told he is out, as her mom knows it would terrify her.

At a party, the very drunk Noah, who is terrified of the dark, is locked in a closet as a prank. It causes her to have another flashback of the night Jonás had cut her. Nick gets her home, where Noah asks him to sleep by her as she fears nightmares of Jonás.

Jonás has Ronnie kidnap Noah and demands a ransom. Nick teams up with the police to find her, leading to a car chase that ends with Jonás being killed. Even though their relationship is discovered and their parents disapprove, Nick and Noah decide to stay together.

Cast

Production

The film is based on the Wattpad story Culpa mía by Mercedes Ron, later expanded into a book trilogy published by Penguin Random House.[4] It is a Pokeepsie Films (Álex de la Iglesia and Carolina Bang) production.[5] Shooting locations in the Costa del Sol included Torremolinos, Manilva, and Marbella.[6]

Release

The film debuted on Amazon Prime Video on 8 June 2023.[7] According to Amazon Prime Video, the film reportedly attained the best opening three-day viewership figures for any non-English local original in the history of the service.[8]

Reception

Lucas Hill-Paul of Daily Express rated the film 2 out of 5 stars, considering that it might be "Prime Video's trashiest venture yet, but it at least arrives with a self-aware wink and two likable leads".[9] John Serba of Decider.com gave My Fault a negative review, deeming it to be "an atrocious movie", with the characters being otherwise "insipid and rudimentary".[10]

My Fault became Amazon Prime Video's most popular film worldwide in 2023.[11] The movie remained in the top 5 the following year in 2024 and became the #4 most popular movie on Prime in 2024.[12]

Sequels and remake

Prime Video green-lit the production of two sequels completing Mercedes Ron's book trilogy: Your Fault (released in December 2024) and Our Fault. Both sequels feature Domingo González in direction duties.[13]

An English-language remake, My Fault: London, directed by Dani Girdwood and Charlotte Fassler and starring Asha Banks and Matthew Broome, was released in February 2025.[14][15]

See also

References

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  9. ^ Hill-Paul, Lucas (7 June 2023). "My Fault Review: Sloppy step-sibling romance is Prime Video's guiltiest pleasure". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  10. ^ Serba, John (9 June 2023). "Stream It Or Skip It: 'My Fault' on Amazon Prime Video, a YA Lustfest About Stepsiblings Who Can't Control Their Desires". Decider.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
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  12. ^ "'The Idea of You' is Amazon Prime Video's most popular film worldwide of 2024". Twitter. 28 December 2024.
  13. ^ Vicente, Judith (27 July 2023). ""Culpa nuestra": lo que sabemos sobre "Culpables 3"". mag – via El Comercio.
  14. ^ Yossman, K.J. (22 May 2024). "Prime Video Sets U.K. Remake of Spanish Original 'Culpa Mia' Titled 'My Fault: London'". Variety. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  15. ^ "My Fault: London | Prime Video". press.amazonmgmstudios.com. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
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