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The eighth edition of Malaga Work in Progress, the industry-focused section of the Malaga Film Festival, is set to spotlight 16 Spanish and Ibero-American films currently in post-production. Running from March 18-20, this segment is a key platform for emerging talent and established filmmakers alike, aimed at fostering the completion and international promotion of projects from Spain, Portugal and Latin America.

Alongside the Spanish titles, Malaga Wip will also feature four Chilean films presented by FICVIÑA, under the banner of the FICVIÑA Showcase label.

This year’s slate includes eight Spanish productions, with a special focus on two films from the autonomous community of Murcia, which takes center stage in the festival’s Territory section. These films, alongside the international lineup, will be presented to an audience of key industry professionals, such as sales agents, festival programmers and international fund representatives, all of whom will help champion the films’ global reach.

An autistic kid connects with a bunch of ghosts, who happen to be her mother’s aunts. It does seem like the ghosts are asking for help, but that’s not quite the case. We’re talking about the Spanish horror film The Aunts (Las Tias in the original language) here, which aims for an emotionally devastating ending. But you don’t feel much of the impact thanks to a lackluster screenplay that takes too long to build up, only to hurry the big payoff in the end, which doesn’t properly clarify everything. That’s obviously a major flaw in the writing that lets the film down. I’m going to try breaking down the plot and the ending in this article, but I must warn you that some of it is going to be my own interpretation.

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What happens in the movie?

You hear someone begging...