Unfinished Affairs

Unfinished Affairs (Spanish: La maniobra de la tortuga)[1] is a 2022 Spanish-Argentine police thriller film directed by Juan Miguel del Castillo which stars Fred Adenis and Natalia de Molina. It is an adaptation of the novel La maniobra de la tortuga by Benito Olmo.

Unfinished Affairs
SpanishLa maniobra de la tortuga
Directed byJuan Miguel del Castillo
Screenplay by
  • Juan Miguel del Castillo
  • José Rodríguez
Based onLa maniobra de la tortuga
by Benito Olmo
Starring
Production
companies
  • Áralan Films
  • A Contracorriente Films
  • La maniobra de la tortuga AIE
  • Aleph Media
Distributed byA Contracorriente Films
Release dates
  • 24 March 2022 (2022-03-24) (Málaga)
  • 6 May 2022 (2022-05-06) (Spain)
Countries
  • Spain
  • Argentina

Plot

After police inspector Manuel Bianquetti is transferred from Madrid to Cádiz, he gets involved in the investigation of a criminal case around the corpse of a young woman.[2]

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 José Rodríguez.[4] The film was produced by Áralan 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+.[3][5] It was funded by ICAA, AAIICC, Triodos Bank and Crea SGR and sponsored by the Diputación de Cádiz.[3] Shooting began in May 2021 and wrapped in June 2021.[6][7] Shooting locations included the province of Cádiz (Jerez de la Frontera, San Fernando, Cádiz) and Seville.[8][7]

Release

The film will have its world premiere on 24 March 2022 at the 25th Málaga Film Festival,[9] screened in the festival's main competition.[1][2] Distributed by A Contracorriente Films,[1] it is set for a 6 May 2022 theatrical release in Spain.[10] Latido Films swooped on international sales rights.[1]

See also

References
  1. Hopewell, John (3 March 2022). "Malaga Competition Title 'Unfinished Affairs' Pounced on by Latido (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  2. Silvestre, Juan (2 March 2022). "Festival de Málaga 2022: Todos los títulos de la Sección Oficial". Fotogramas.
  3. Rivera, Alfonso (26 May 2021). "La maniobra de la tortuga echa a andar". Cineuropa.
  4. Boquerini (29 May 2021). "'La maniobra de la tortuga', una suma de thriller y cine social". El Correo.
  5. "Se rueda 'La maniobra de la tortuga', una coproducción de España y Argentina que es el segundo largometraje de Juan Miguel del Castillo". Audiovisual451. 19 May 2021.
  6. "Comienza el rodaje de la adaptación de 'La maniobra de la tortuga' con Natalia de Molina". RTVE. 20 May 2021.
  7. Alfaro, Rocío (17 June 2021). "Juan Miguel del Castillo: "Nos ha ayudado mucho el ruido que hizo Techo y Comida"". Viva Jerez.
  8. "El 29 de abril será el estreno de la película 'La maniobra de la tortuga'". Diario de Cádiz. 27 January 2022.
  9. "Natalia de Molina en la adaptación al cine de la exitosa novela de Benito Olmo". rtve. 10 March 2022.
  10. "'La maniobra de la tortuga' llega a cines el 6 de mayo". Cine con Ñ. 16 March 2022.
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