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In addition to Spain’s strong presence in Cannes’ competition sections this year, the country has numerous high-profile titles looking to woo buyers at the Marché du Film. Below, we look at some of the most intriguing titles set for this year’s market.

“Away,” Gerard Oms

Produced by Zabriskie Films (Spain) and Revolver Amsterdam (Netherlands), “Away” is a Spanish-Dutch co-production shot entirely in the Netherlands. It employs a naturalistic and neorealist tone to portray the story of a Spanish immigrant adrift in Northern Europe. The film stars Spanish A-lister Mario Casas.

Sales: Latido Films

“Deaf,” Eva Libertad

Berlin’s Panorama Audience Awardwinner “Deaf,” produced by Distinto Films, Nexus CreaFilms and A Contracorriente Films, addresses motherhood through the lens of the deaf community. It is one of the first Spanish features to fully center the experience of a deaf woman, starring Álvaro Cervantes and Libertad’s sister Miriam Garlo. The...

© Warner Bros, A24 & Universal Pictures Los pecadores © Warner Bros

Michael B. Jordan por duplicado, vampiros y terror con sello Ryan Coogler. En Los pecadores, Jordan interpreta a dos hermanos gemelos que regresan a su pueblo natal con la esperanza de dejar atrás sus problemáticas vidas y empezar de nuevo, solo para descubrir que un mal mayor les está esperando. Nuestro crítico Enrique Constans ha dicho sobre ella: «Un paso de gigante de Coogler como narrador de historias, siendo fácilmente su mejor película hasta la fecha».

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Michael Fassbender y Cate Blanchett se sumergen en un duelo de lealtades y engaños en este thriller de espionaje con dirección de Steven Soderbergh. La película, con buenas reacciones en Estados Unidos donde ya se ha estrenado, sigue a George Woodhouse, un legendario agente de inteligencia, y su esposa Kathryn, una espía igual de brillante que él. Pero cuando surgen...

La película recrea la caída de la familia Pujol. © Filmax

Fimax ha publicado un nuevo tráiler de la película Parenostre, dirigida por Manuel Huerga (Salvador) y escrita por el guionista y periodista, Toni Soler.

Parenostre cuenta el momento en el que el legado político de Jordi Pujol quedó en entredicho y cómo su familia gestionó la crisis generada tras la confesión sobre su delito fiscal.

La película está protagonizada por Josep Maria Pou (Escape), que interpreta a Jordi Pujol, y Carme Sansa (El 47), que encarna a Marta Ferrusola. Completan el reparto Pere Arquillué, David Selvas, Sílvia Abril, Lluís Soler, Alberto San Juan y Antonio Dechent, entre otros.

En palabras de Toni Soler, Parenostre es «una película valiente que no rehúye de polémicas. Hay la voluntad de explicar unos hechos históricos muy recientes, mostrando todos los ángulos, incluyendo la corrupción sistémica, el debate sobre la independencia, el balance del pujolismo, la...

Filmax has secured international rights to “Our Father, Our President,” the latest film from celebrated Catalan filmmaker Manel Huerga (“Salvador (Puig Antich)”). The Barcelona-based sales company will host a market screening for the feature at the upcoming Spanish Screenings at the Malaga Film Festival.

With his latest political drama, Huerga delves into the rise and fall of Jordi Pujol, one of the most influential and controversial figures in contemporary Catalonia and Spain.

Starring Josep M. Pou (“The Candidate”) as Pujol and Carme Sansa (“El 47”) as his wife Marta Ferrusola, the film portrays the complex legacy of its protagonist, whose confession to tax fraud in 2014 shook Catalonia and sparked debates on the interplay between power, corruption and public image. Alongside them are a talented supporting cast, including Pere Arquillué (“Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake”), Eduardo Lloveras (“Smiley”) and Alberto San Juan (“The People Upstairs”).

Directed by Huerga from a script...

Madrid-based Zeta Studios, the producer behind worldwide hit series “Élite,” HBO Max’s “García!,” Movistar Plus’ “Reyes de la noche” and Prime Video’s “Días Mejores,” has teamed with double San Sebastián Golden Shell winner director Isaki Lacuesta for TV drama project “El hijo del chófer” (“The Chauffeur’s Son”).

Lacuesta will direct and write the series alongside writer-director Isa Campo, and “Días mejores” creator and “Fariña” scribe Cristóbal Garrido.

The project is currently in a development and looking for financing.

Left of field filmmaker Lacuesta, San Sebastian’s top prize winner with “The Double Steps” (2011) and “Between Two Waters” (2018), both co-written by Campo, has recently dipped his toe into TV fiction creation with Movistar Plus anthology series “Apagón” (“Offworld”), five stories written and directed by top movie Spanish directors, which also included Campo.

Zeta Studios CEO Antonio Asensio and “Élite” producer Paloma Molina will produce “The Chauffeur’s Son,...