26/05/2021 - The Spaniard is shooting his sophomore film, a thriller based on the novel of the same name written by Benito Olmo, toplined by Fred Adenis and Natalia de Molina

Director Juan Miguel del Castillo and actors Natalia de Molina and Fred Adenis during the shoot for Unfinished Affairs

In mid-May, Juan Miguel del Castillo kicked off the shoot for Unfinished Affairs [+see also:
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With a screenplay adapted by Juan Miguel del Castillo himself together with José Rodríguez (Adiós [+see also:
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Juan Miguel del Castillo is working with Natalia de Molina again after they previously teamed up on Food and Shelter [+see also:
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Del Castillo studied film direction at the Catalonian Centre for Film Studies (class of 2000) before diving into the editing, screenwriting and direction of his feature debut. He has also served as the screenwriter and director of various short films, scooping more than 40 prizes, while at the same time working as a director of TV movies and TV series, such as El niño que pintaba el mar and La dama del cuadro.

Unfinished Affairs is being produced by Spanish outfits Áralan Films, A Contracorriente Films and La maniobra de la tortuga, AIE, in conjunction with Argentina’s Aleph Media. It boasts the involvement of RTVE, Canal Sur and Movistar Plus+; it has received grants from the ICAA and AAIICC – Andalusian Agency of Cultural Institutions, with funding from Triodos Bank and Crea SGR, and sponsorship from the Cádiz provincial government. It will be distributed in Spain by A Contracorriente Films, while its international sales will be overseen by Latido Films.

(Translated from Spanish)