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Emboldened by the power and position granted by existing societal conventions, patriarchy displays its most vulgar face when it tries to wrest control by violating the basic rights of others—something that can leave deep wounds that not even time can heal. Director Juan Miguel del Castillo, with his second cinematic venture “Unfinished Affairs,” adapted from the novel of the same name written by Benito Olmo, shows once again that his grounded narratives will not allow an easy escape from the social problems he chooses to highlight through his movies. Starring the reliable Fred Tatien and Natalia de Molina (collaborating with the director once again) as leads, the crime noir examines the horror of patriarchal violence and the far-reaching effects of it on the people caught in its loop.

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Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Unfinished Affairs’?

As the movie begins, viewers are taken to the messy apartment bedroom...

The event is a major showcase of Spanish and Latin American content to the international market.

The world premiere of Jorge Coira’s Codigo Emperador, starring Luis Tosar, opens the 25th edition of the Málaga Film Festival (Mff) today (March 18), marking the first time the Spanish and Latin American-focused event has run in-person for two years. The spy thriiller also opens in Spain today.

Roberto Bueso’s Full Of Grace is the closing night film, screening out of competition.

Codigo Emperador is playing in competition along with Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s directorial debut Lullaby, starring Laia Costa and Susi Sánchez,...

Latido Films, one of Spain’s biggest vendors of Spanish-language arthouse and crossover movies, has swooped on international sales rights to “Unfinished Affairs” (“La Maniobra de la Tortuga”).

Domestic distribution in Spain is handled by A Contracorriente Films, one of Spain’s top independent producer-distributors.

World premiering in main competition at this year’s Malaga Festival, “Unfinished Affairs” marks the second feature from Juan Miguel del Castillo whose debut, 2015’s “Food and Shelter,” proved one of the breakout Spanish debuts of the last decade.

A modern-day part of Spain’s great social-issue arthouse film tradition, “Food and Shelter” cast Natalia de Molina (“Living Is Easy With Eyes Closed”) as a single mother threatened with eviction and struggling to put food on the table for her 10-year-old son.

Re-teaming Del Castillo with De Molina, “Unfinished Affairs” is equally grounded in a social reality – Andalusia’s extraordinary Cadiz – but adds a larger...