Cosa de Brujas (2003), also known as The Witch Affair, is a Spanish film directed by José Miguel Juárez that blends action, comedy, drama, and supernatural thriller elements. The plot kicks off on the night of San Juan in 1980, where Miguel Gironza (José Sancho) murders his associate, an act witnessed by two elderly strangers who prophesy that his dreams will come true, but at a cost tied to a black cat with a moon-shaped mark. Twenty-two years later, a messenger, Serafin (Antonio Hortelano), begins seeing his dreams manifest, unraveling a complex web of mystery and consequences linked to the past crime.
Reviews are mixed but highlight its genre-blending ambition. One viewer praises it as a “wonderful puzzle,” blending humor, suspense, and scares, with a non-linear narrative that keeps you guessing until the pieces fall into place. They commend Manuela Arcuri’s femme fatale role, likening her to Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Hortelano’s goofy, relatable messenger, noting the film’s light yet brain-teasing tone compared to Nadie Conoce a Nadie. However, they suggest its intelligence and complexity might have kept it from mainstream success in Spain.
