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Tendrá su estreno en el Festival de Málaga. © Filmax

Filmax ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de la película Hamburgo, dirigida por Lino Escalera y coescrita junto a Daniel Remón (Intemperie) y Roberto Martín Maiztegui (La ruta), que se proyectará en el 28 Festival de Málaga fuera de concurso.

Hamburgo sigue a Germán (Lorente) no es un conductor cualquiera: es el encargado del traslado de mujeres que trabajan como esclavas en clubes de alterne en la Costa del Sol. Sin dinero y completamente perdido, intenta salir adelante trabajando para Cacho (Casamajor), un viejo amigo de su juventud que regenta varios de estos locales para una mafia local, hasta que una noche, se encuentra con la oportunidad de dejarlo todo atrás y decide arriesgarse. Lo que parece una oportunidad para cambiar su vida le pondrá en más peligro que nunca. Solo le quedará una opción, la misma en la que piensan las chicas que,...

Protagonizada por Loreto Mauleón y Enric Auquer. © Caramel Films

Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler y póster de la película La buena letra, dirigida por la sevillana Celia Rico Clavellino (Los pequeños amores), que competirá en la Sección Oficial del Festival de Cine de Málaga.

Basada en la novela homónima de Rafael Chirbes, La buena letra se sitúa en un pueblo valenciano, durante la posguerra. Ana trata de salir adelante con su familia; la guerra civil ha abierto una profunda herida en todos ellos, especialmente en su cuñado, Antonio. Ana intenta curar esa herida a base de guisos, secretos y silencios, pero cuando Isabel, recién casada con Antonio, llega a la familia, las atenciones y cuidados de Ana valdrán de poco o nada: el sacrificio no siempre tiene su recompensa.

La película es el tercer largometraje de Rico y está protagonizado por Loreto Mauleón (Querer*), junto a Enric Auquer...

Una Sección Oficial de mayor presencia femenina. © Festival Málaga | mundoCine

El 28 Festival de Málaga, que se celebra del 14 al 23 de marzo, ha anunciado las primeras películas que competirán por la ansiada Biznaga de Oro. Y recordemos que el año pasado, el galardón recayó en Segundo premio, de Isaki Lacuesta y Pol Rodríguez, y este fue solo el primero de los muchos reconocimientos –a la espera de ver qué se lleva en los Goya– de la película elegida (pero no nominada) para representar a España en los Óscar 2025.

En esta edición, la Sección Oficial se distingue por una mayor presencia femenina, con cinco películas españolas por ahora anunciadas a concurso firmadas por directoras: La furia, de Gemma Blasco, Los Tortuga, de Belén Funes, Sorda, de Eva Libertad, La buena suerte, de Gracia Querejeta, y La buena letra, de Celia Rico.

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Empezando por la primera de ellas, Gemma Blasco se...

Basada en la novela homónima de Rafael Chirbes. © Caramel Films

Ya se ha anunciado la fecha de estreno de la película La buena letra, de la cineasta sevillana Celia Rico Clavellino (Los pequeños amores) y basada en la novela homónima del autor valenciano Rafael Chirbes.

La buena letra se sitúa en un pueblo valenciano, durante la posguerra. Ana trata de salir adelante con su familia; la guerra civil ha abierto una profunda herida en todos ellos, especialmente en su cuñado, Antonio. Ana intenta curar esa herida a base de guisos, secretos y silencios, pero cuando Isabel, recién casada con Antonio, llega a la familia, las atenciones y cuidados de Ana valdrán de poco o nada: el sacrificio no siempre tiene su recompensa.

La película está protagonizada por Loreto Mauleón (Querer*), junto a Enric Auquer (El maestro que prometió el mar), Roger Casamajor (La mesías), Ana Rujas (La mesías), Teresa Lozano...

Asaltan un furgón blindado atrapado en la carretera por un fuerte temporal. © Disney

Ya está aquí el primer tráiler del thriller de acción Mikaela, que dirige Daniel Calparsoro a partir de un guion de Arturo Ruíz Serrano (Mano de hierro) y que cuenta la trepidante historia de un atraco que se produce durante un atasco monumental en la autopista, provocado por una gran nevada.

Ambientada en la víspera de Reyes, en Mikaela, una tormenta de nieve sin precedentes asola España. En medio del caos de una autopista colapsada, un grupo de atracadores aprovecha para asaltar un furgón blindado. A escasos metros se encuentra Leo (Antonio Resines), un policía en las últimas que no tiene nada que perder. Con la inesperada ayuda de una joven, juntos tratarán de impedir que la banda huya con el botín en una carrera contrarreloj en medio de la tormenta.

La película está protagonizada por Antonio...

Basada en la novela homónima de Rafael Chirbes. © Caramel Films

Se rueda en Valencia “La Buena Letra”, de la directora Celia Rico Clavellino (“Los Pequeños Amores”) y basada en la novela homónima de Rafael Chirbes.

En un pueblo valenciano, durante la posguerra, Ana trata de salir adelante con su familia; la guerra civil ha abierto una profunda herida en todos ellos, especialmente en su cuñado, Antonio. Ana intenta curar esa herida a base de guisos, secretos y silencios, pero cuando Isabel, recién casada con Antonio, llega a la familia, las atenciones y cuidados de Ana valdrán de poco o nada: el sacrificio no siempre tiene su recompensa.

Las localizaciones de Petrés, Requena, Sueca, Grau Vell, Aldea El Reatillo, El Rebollar y Segorbe acogen el rodaje de esta película protagonizada por Loreto Mauleón (“Los Renglones Torcidos de Dios”), junto a Enric Auquer (“El Maestro que Prometió el Mar”), Roger Casamajor (“La...

Descúbrelo todo sobre el nuevo thriller español de Disney Plus+. © Disney+

Ya está disponible el tráiler oficial de la serie original de Disney+ “Las Largas Sombras”, un poderoso thriller femenino de 6 episodios que reflexiona sobre el peso de la culpa y cómo evoluciona la amistad de un grupo de amigas con el paso de los años. La serie, que cuenta con un equipo íntegramente femenino delante y detrás de las cámaras, es la historia de un grupo de mujeres cuyas estables vidas de éxito se ven repentinamente sacudidas por la aparición de los restos mortales de una de sus compañeras de instituto, desaparecida durante el viaje de fin de curso a Mallorca veinticinco años antes. Y es que, de primeras la serie nos recuerda algo a “Big Little Lies”, una serie muy aclamada y que ha sido una de las claras referencias de la cineasta a la hora de crear este intrigante thriller.

Yaya (played by Camryn Jones) just wants to walk to school with her boyfriend. Living on the South Side of Chicago in a house overflowing with family members, the only thing that gets the exhausted teen out of bed every morning is knowing Dre (Travis Wolfe Jr.) will be waiting on her stoop. The only issue: her protective brother, Mouse (Victor Musoni), doesn’t approve. He thinks her friends aren’t a good influence — they show up late to school too often, eat too much junk food, and don’t pay enough attention to their surroundings. Mouse, clearly, just wants his little sister to be safe, get good grades, and live a better life, but by intimidating Dre, he’s unwittingly snuffing out her one spark of joy — joy that manifests itself via her favorite hobby: dance.

Yaya loves to dance, and “Me/We” — one of three entries in Sundance’s 2024 Pilot Showcase,...

Turning on real-life 1990s trans icon Cristina Ortiz, “Veneno” established Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo as leading LGBTQ directors in Spain.

In “La Mesías,” they bring their hallmark visceral sense of diversity to each and every scene and episode, which lends them their large distinction.

“We’re not very conscious of it, but you can see diversity in how each character reacts differently to trauma, as well as the genre mix and diversity of settings. It’s a bit like how we are; we like a lot of things and modes,” says Calvo.

In the series, protagonist Enric (Roger Casamajor) is eviscerated emotionally by his childhood trauma which involves his fanatically religious mother. In contrast Sister Irene (Macarena García) tries to make a new life. Enric escapes but is triggered into action when he sees his siblings on TV performing as a Christian music group.

Episode 1 blends psychodrama and sci-fi,...

The San Sebastián Film Festival has revealed the lineup of Spanish titles that will screen as part of the Official Selection of its latest edition, which is due to unfold from September 22 — 30. Scroll down for the full list.

Selected titles include Un Amor from Isabel Coixet, who competes for the festival’s Golden Shell for the first time with the pic based on the book of the same name by Sara Mesa and starring Laia Costa at the head of a cast also featuring Hovik Keuchkerian, Hugo Silva, Luis Bermejo, Ingrid García-Jonsson and Francesco Carril.

Filmmaker Fernando Trueba, of the Oscar-nominated feature Chico & Rita (2012), will present his latest project, They Shot the Piano Player, directed alongside Javier Mariscal in the fest’s Special Screening sidebar. The film, narrated by the voice of Jeff Goldblum, follows the figure of Brazilian musician Tenorio Jr. during the early days of the musical movement known as bossa nova.

FIFA+ & Others License Football Doc ‘Brazil 2002: The Real Story’

World football-focused streamer FIFA+ has acquired 90-minute feature doc Brazil 2002: The Real Story for territories including Asia (excluding Japan), Turkey and New Zealand following a deal with distributor Abacus Media Rights. The doc has also sold to Canal+ Group for Canal+ Foot and myCanal (France); Sky Deutschland; Sky Italia; Dbs Satellite Services (Israel and West Bank); Supersport Africa (for Africa); Nos Portugal (Portugal and PALOPs); Movistar Plus+ (Spain); and Stan (Australia). Sky in the UK, Front Row Filmed Entertainment (Middle East) and Viaplay were unveiled as buyers back in February when the doc was announced. TelevisaUnivision also announced its acquisition of the film for North and South America...

The background to “The Belly of the Sea,” the new film from “Black Bread” director Agustí Villaronga, is arguably the most ghastly shipwreck in the history of seafaring.

On July 2, 1816 French frigate Méduse ran aground on the Bank of Arguin, off the coast of present-day Mauritania, with 400 passengers on board.

147 men were forced onto a makeshift raft, only 66 feet by 23 feet, cut adrift on the open sea. A storm swept many overboard; others, rebellious, were shot by officers; as rations dwindled, some resorted to cannibalism. The weak and wounded were thrown into the sea. Only 15 men survived.

The disaster was immortalized by Théodore Géricault’s painting “The Shipwreck of the Medusa.” It also inspired the “second book” of “Ocean Sea,” a 1993 novel by Italy’s Alessandro Baricco, which frames two monologues, one from the Méduse’s surgeon, Henri Savigny, another from a common sailor, both survivors. That proved the point...

Barcelona-based Filmax has snagged international rights to “The Burning Cold” (“El frio que quema”), the directorial feature debut of Catalan filmmaker Santi Trullenque, who has established a solid reputation in advertising and television.

Filmax will be presenting the first images and a promo to buyers during this week’s American Film Market.

“The Burning Cold” explores a little-known aspect of the World War II Jewish diaspora: the escape of Jews through Andorra, a micro sovereign country in the Pyrenees mountain range of the Iberian Peninsula.

Set in the winter of 1943 in Andorra, which shares borders with France and Spain, the drama centers on Antonio and Sara, a young married couple who are expecting their first child.

The relative peace in their small town is upended when a family of Jews fleeing Nazi persecution arrive to seek refuge. Sara, in particular, will have to face her own internal conflicts and decide...

The Spanish company also boards sales on The Barcelona Vampiress.

After a buyer’s-only market screening premiere at the Efm, Barcelona-based company Filmax has already closed several sales on the thriller Cross The Line, including France (Wild Bunch), Cis (Russian Report), Taiwan (Cai Chang) and Former Yugoslavia (Dexin).

The film is a Filmax production directed by David Victori (The Pact) and starring Mario Casas, one of Spain’s top stars, playing an all-round good guy who buys a round-the world-ticket to start a new chapter in his life after his father’s death and ends up in a hellish journey.

AFI Fest has added another world premiere to its slate: “I Am the Night,” the upcoming limited series from “Wonder Woman” director Patty Jenkins. Following the true-life story of a woman named Fauna Hodel who was given away at birth and began looking into her own past as a teenager, it joins Chuck Lorre’s “The Kominsky Method” as the Hollywood festival’s only TV programming. Chris Pine and India Eisley star in the limited series from TNT.

AFI Fest has also announced its Special Screenings, Cinema’s Legacy, and Midnight lineups; among the most buzzed-about selections are Alfonso Cuarón’s “Roma,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Favourite,” “Brady Corbet’s “Vox Lux,” David Robert Mitchell’s “Under the Silver Lake,” and Paweł Pawlikowski’s “Cold War.”

This year’s festival runs from November 8–15. Here are all the newly announced titles, with official synopses straight from the festival:

Special Screenings

The Cold...

“Black Bread” starts of with a scene of such stunning violence—without giving too much away, it involves a sledgehammer and a horse, among a slew of other very nasty things—that it casts a shadow over the rest of the movie. Set in post-Spanish Civil War Catalonia, the film creates an atmosphere where the potential for death and hostility to erupt exists around every corner, in every situation. From the outset you learn that no place is safe; not the family hearth, government offices, and certainly not the multitude of caves, woods, and fields where the 11-year-old Andreu (Francesc Colomer) grows up. Andreu witnesses the final moments of his best friend, and the dying child gurgles the name Pitorliua, the name of a ghost said to haunt their village. His father, Farriol (Roger Casamajor), is accused of the murder, and must go into hiding. Since the boy’s mother,...