Ariel Rotter, Benito Zambrano, Kike Maillo Grace Málaga’s Out of Competition Strand
variety.comCallum McLennan Featuring famed directors such as Argentina’s Ariel Rotter and Spain’s Benito Zambrano, who have not only played but won at Berlin and San Sebastian respectively, Malaga’s 19-pic out of competition strand is a testament to the buyer-driven pulling power of Malaga , thanks to its significant market.
Multiple other name auteurs pack out the selection, which also includes a far stronger line is broad audience comedies than most festivals would risk.
This is certainly territory for discoveries and breakouts – a healthy Málaga tradition. A brief drill down on titles: “La Bandera” Director: Martín Cuervo “La Bandera,” produced by Álamo Producciones Audiovisuales and Idesia Films, humorously unfolds a family’s inheritance dispute, in the sense that sons, Aitor Luna and Miquel Fernández, aren’t getting what they expected from their father played by Spanish veteran actor Imanol Arias. “A Blue Bird” Director: Ariel Rotter Respected Argentine auteur Rotter (“The Other,” “Incident Light”) returns to fiction in a joint production between Tarea Fina and Montelona Cine, exploring the complexities of unexpected paternity.
A couple, Javier (Alfonso Tort) and Valeria (Julieta Zylberberg) have been trying and failing to conceive. Then a bombshell hits their relationship, a tryst Javier had has resulted in a pregnancy.
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