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'Unfinished Affairs' is a 2022 Spanish-Argentine neo-noir police thriller film directed by which stars Fred Adenis and Natalia de Molina. It is an adaptation of the novel 'La maniobra de la tortuga' by Benito Olmo.
Plot
After police inspector Manuel Bianquetti is transferred from Madrid to Cdiz, he gets involved in the investigation of a criminal case around the corpse of a young woman.
Cast
Production
An adaptation of the novel 'La maniobra de la tortuga' by Benito Olmo, the screenplay was penned by Juan Miguel del Castillo alongside Jos Rodrguez. The film was produced by ralan Films, A Contracorriente Films and La maniobra de la tortuga AIE alongside Aleph Media and it had the participation of RTVE, Canal Sur and Movistar+. It was funded by ICAA, AAIICC, Triodos Bank and Crea SGR and sponsored by the . Shooting began in May 2021 and wrapped in June 2021. Shooting locations included the province of Cdiz (Jerez de la Frontera, San Fernando, Cdiz) and Seville.
Release
The film had its world premiere on 24 March 2022 at the 25th Mlaga Film Festival, screened in the festival's main competition. Distributed by A Contracorriente Films, it was theatrically released in Spain on 13 May 2022. Latido Films swooped on international sales rights.
Reception
Sergio F. Pinilla of 'Cinemana' rated the film 4 out of 5 stars deeming the film to be the "best [Spanish] police thriller since 'Marshland' (despite its ending)", also writing that "it is a fierce, intense thriller that also knows how to take advantage of the chromatic and scenic richness of the Tacita de Plata".
Beatriz Martnez of 'El Peridico de Catalunya' scored 2 out of 5 stars, considering that the result of interweaving the codes of the investigative thriller with elements of social realism "is not always satisfactory", bringing in issues of lack of subtlety and certain clumsy storytelling.
Reviewing for 'El Cultural', Juan Sard wrote that Juan Miguel del Castillo "without departing from the codes of the thriller, manages to extract moments of true humanity", likewise assessing that the "excellent direction manages to create a turbulent, unhealthy atmosphere", to which the great performances by Molina and Tatien add up.
Ekaitz Ortega of 'HobbyConsolas' scored 64 out of 100 points ("acceptable"), highlighting the performances from the two leads and the use of the setting as an additional character among the best things about the film, while citing as a negative point that the two subplots fit together in a "somewhat forced way" and the social message, particularly the ending, is too unpolished.
Elsa Fernndez Santos of 'El Pas' considered 'Unfinished Affairs' to be irregular (yet also timely), assessing that the film grows as it progresses, that could have blended both stories better and that Natalia de Molina "once again demonstrates her enormous acting talent".
See also
* List of Spanish films of 2022
References
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