MAFIZ


Malaga Film Festival - MAFIZ
2026-03-06 / 2026-03-15

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Malaga Film Festival - MAFIZ: BASQUE. AUDIOVISUAL. Presents

BETTER CLASS

Alicia (Marian Álvarez) and Gonzalo (Israel Elejalde), a middle-class couple, find themselves with the opportunity to enroll their son Fer in an elite secular school. For the parents, this means getting a foothold in the upper class, new friendships, higher incomes, countless advantages. They say they are doing it for their son. In this wonderful contradiction between fears and moral principles, the couple's high aspirations will reveal how far they are willing to go to change class.

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MIL PEDAZOS

Miguel (55), Isabel (45), and Emilia (9) go on vacation together with their dog, Eve. Suddenly, an accident in the middle of the desert leaves the mother critically injured. Trying to save Emilia, Miguel begins a personal journey with his daughter in order to find answers to what happened. Three months later, Isabel awakens from a coma and embarks on a personal, loving, and intuitive search to rebuild her family.

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9 MOONS

Ángel is a young and attractive personal trainer to whom life seems to smile. After a sabbatical year, he has just been hired by the best gym in the city, and everything appears to be going smoothly. But his world is turned upside down when he starts feeling unwell, goes to the hospital, and receives unexpected news: he is pregnant. In reality, Ángel is a trans man who was only one final step away from completing his transition, and now he must face a decision that will test his identity, his dreams, and the way he understands his own masculinity.

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A Sucker's Born Every Minute

Toni, once a famous singer, now has gambling debts and struggles to make ends meet. His luck changes when Malena, a former lover, introduces him to Junior, a wealthy young man, ready to hire him to steal a priceless painting from his own mother. To carry out this supposedly easy heist, Toni recruits a clumsy crew, forming a team in which each one pursues their own interests.

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A SON

Upon meeting a cheerful, newly arrived 8-year-old student, inexperienced school counselor Maria senses something far more serious is happening under the surface. To find answers, she must delve into Guille's mind by deciphering his drawings while simultaneously contending with fierce resistance from the boy’s father.

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Variations

Alicia teaches book binding to students Maite, Unai and Merche. They share a workshop where they cut, sew and glue the pages to give the books a longer life. While each one works on their book, they talk about life, grief and its different variations.

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Zazu, in the midst of searching their identity, must choose whether to take part in their village’s traditional celebration by assuming a predetermined role, or stay true to what they feel.

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THE DIVA, MY GRANDMA AND ME

Inés and her grandmother Esperanza have always had a special relationship. The grandmother plays songs from her youth during their meetings and with one of them, Batallón de Modistillas, she opens the box of memories and the imagination of her granddaughter. Music becomes the perfect pretext for a journey through time in which wonderful characters, free women, dreams without borders and unforgettable melodies appear.

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Bicycle face

"Cara de bicicleta" is a non-fiction audiovisual project that explores the relationship between women and bicycles from a contemporary perspective. Through archival images, texts, fiction, and sounds, it reflects on female freedom and resilience. It is based on a historical event from the 19th century when the supposed "bicycle face" "illness" was invented to discourage women from riding bicycles.

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