Curtain up on Málaga Film Festival: British director strikes a 'deal' this year
Monday, April 20, 2015 @ 10:04 AM
MÁLAGA'S famous annual film festival kicked off last night and will find the Costa del Sol capital replete with celebrities for the next 10 days.
A homage to Spanish cinema, the competition will feature 13 full-length feature films including those of experienced directors Antonio Hernández (Matar el Tiempo, or 'Killing Time') and Joaquín Oristrell (Hablar, or 'Speak'), Isabel Coixet (Aprendiendo a Conducir, or 'Learning to Drive'), and Alfonso Albacete (Sólo química, or 'Only chemistry').
The latter two will be hors concours, and an additional documentary will be shown of Coixet's personal and professional life from the beginning until the present day.
Among the up-and-coming male directors is Zoe Berriatúa with Los Héroes del Mal, or 'Heroes of Evil', a gritty coming-of-age tale centred on a group of teenagers, dealing with the intensity of young adult friendship and first love set against a backdrop of violence.
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