SPA26 Nothing Between Us

Two of Latin America’s most iconic stars, Mexico’s Gael García Bernal (Y tu mamá también, The Motorcycle Diaries) and Uruguay’s Natalia Oreiro (Super Crazy), come together for the first time in this intimate and charming love story. Guillermo (García Bernal) and Mechi (Oreiro) are two executives in different divisions of the same large company. Usually, they are separated by over 6,000 kilometres, with Guillermo living in Mexico City and Mechi in Buenos Aires. Unexpectedly connecting during a regional departmental conference, the attraction between them proves immediate and tempting. Although they are both married, the flirtation sees them face their own fantasies and desires, changing their perceptions of their lives and dreams in more ways than they thought possible. Set against the backdrop of a corporate crisis, Nothing Between Us explores desire, choice, and the fragile balance between personal freedom and social expectations. Blending romance with sharp social observation, this captivating drama offers a warm, relatable, and contemporary portrait of love.

SPA26 A Loose End

Directed by Daniel Hendler, A Loose End is a black comedy thriller and frontier story about a policeman in a sticky situation who experiences love, adventure and danger on the border of Argentina and Uruguay. Santiago, a corporal in the Argentine police force, crosses the border into Uruguay seeking refuge and fleeing his fellow police officers. Using his uniform, he inspects regional food stalls, sampling delicious cheeses and sausages for sustenance, while otherwise trying to go unnoticed. Without money or lodging but with plenty of kindness, empathy and wit, he begins to plot out his future. Receiving help from the local characters he encounters along the way, he meets a woman who he soon comes to believe may even be the love of his life. Seamlessly blending elements of police thriller, western and romantic comedy, this engaging film explores the fantasy of being a different person and starting life again from scratch in a foreign land.

SPA26 Always Winter

From renowned writer-director David Trueba (Forgotten We’ll Be) comes Always Winter, based on his own novel Blitz, an intimate and delicate story laced with sharp wit about a deeply flawed man who, despite his current mid-life crisis, shares moments of unexpected tenderness and joy with an older woman. Miguel (David Verdaguer, El 47, Jokes & Cigarettes) is a landscape architect who travels to Liege, Belgium to take part in a conference. When his girlfriend abruptly dumps him, Miguel decides to stay on for a few days in Belgium. There he meets Olga (Isabelle Renault), a volunteer at the conference who prompts him to rethink his personal and professional life, transforming the way he sees the world and his future. Exploring a complex emotional journey that is peppered with absurd situations, and challenging social taboos by depicting the relationship between a younger man and an older woman, Always Winter is a tender drama about emotional bonds, the passage of time, and unexpected encounters that can change everything in a moment.

SPA26 Another League

A feel-good origins story inspired by true events, Another League tells the story of a group of pioneering girls and an ambitious promotor who changed the history of women's football in Spain. In early 1970s Spain, when Francoist ideologies are still deeply rooted in society, a group of young girls decide to play football in a country that does not see a place for them in the sport. Among them is 16-year-old Nati, who has an innate talent and a love for the beautiful game. She is prepared to play behind her disapproving mother’s back, and to withstand people laughing at and insulting her and her teammates. The women have no official support, no team anthem, and no permission, but their passion for the game is bigger than any rulebook. Along the way, they find an unexpected ally in a visionary sports promoter, and together, against the odds, they will challenge the status quo. Fast forward to today, Spain are the reigning world champions after winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023.

SPA26 Balandrau, Where the Fierce Wind Blew

Inspired by true events that took place in the Catalan Pyrenees and based on the book ‘Viento salvaje’ by Jordi Cruz, Balandrau, Where the Fierce Wind Blew is a riveting dramatic thriller about a real-life tragedy that impacted the whole country. On 30 December 2000, on a clear, sunny day, a group of friends begin their ascent of Balandrau, a mountain of barely 2,500 metres in the Catalan Pyrenees. The mountaineers enjoy the sunny skies accompanying them until suddenly, in a matter of minutes, everything takes a dramatic turn for the worse. An unforeseen blizzard unleashes the worst storm in the history of the Pyrenees, southern Europe’s majestic mountain range. As visibility vanishes, the wind and snow whip around them in an icy, disorienting storm, and soon survival becomes a desperate fight against the elements. The directorial feature debut of Fernando Trullols, featuring breathtaking cinematography and a screenplay by Danielle Schleif (Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea), this survival tale and story of human resilience highlights the contrasting beauty and danger of the mountains.

SPA26 Band Together

Two years after the tragic sinking of a fishing boat that devastated their small community, a coastal village in Galicia decides to revive their traditional music ensemble, the rondalla. Deciding that it is time to rekindle hope and move beyond mourning, members young and old reunite to bring the traditional group back to life, aiming to compete in an annual local contest against neighbouring villages. As the community slowly rediscovers the joy and enthusiasm they had lost, unexpected revelations about the cause of the shipwreck threaten to disrupt their fragile harmony. With the rondalla in jeopardy, 18-year-old Andrea is chosen to step up and lead the band, following in the footsteps of her late father. Soon she reignites a long-lost spark in the village by blending traditional instruments with contemporary hits. Written and directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo, Band Together is a heartfelt gem about the power of music and community that features a stellar ensemble cast led by triple Goya-winner Javier Gutiérrez and a standout performance by newcomer Judith Fernández.

SPA26 Bear Claw Camp

Fun is guaranteed in Bear Claw Camp, an exciting family movie that combines live action and animation for a stellar adventure about the power of friendship and teamwork. Maia, an imaginative and lively girl, and Jan, a shy city boy, meet at a summer camp in the picturesque, forested valley. When it is discovered that their camp is about to be forced to close, they must team up in a race against time to save the camp which is being threatened by eccentric property developer Sebastián Sebastián. In their mission, Maia and Jan relentlessly search for a bear they believe still inhabits the valley but remains unseen, and are aided by Fritz, a grumpy yet amusing talking skunk who accompanies them in this life-changing journey. Delivering a powerful ecological message, with the forest animals stepping up to assist and help prove that by working together, they can save the camp, Bear Claw Camp is a delightful tale filled with unforgettable characters and mischievous escapades.

SPA26 Breaking Walls

A tender dramedy from director/co-writer Borja Cobeaga (Spanish Affair), Breaking Walls is a comical and heartwarming road movie starring Juan Diego Botto (The Room Next Door), Quim Gutiérrez, and Ramón Barea (Lullaby). 1989, on the outskirts of Bilbao. A children’s rhythmic gymnastics team has the chance to compete in a tournament in Berlin, and with the girls’ mothers unable to take time off work, it falls on their fathers to reluctantly chaperone them on the trip. However, there is one problem: these dads have little experience or enthusiasm for the sport, let alone much interest in their daughters. The families have all been hit hard by the loss of industrial factory jobs and must re-think their roles as parents, made all the more apparent as they head to Berlin amidst a time of historic change. During this long and emotional bus journey from Bilbao to Berlin, the fathers question their roles as parents and joyously rediscover the bond they share with their daughters.

SPA26 Homo Sapiens?

A smash box office hit in Argentina, Homo Sapiens is a sharp and entertaining satire anthology about identity, human behaviour and modern life, from Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat (Official Competition). Inspired by Italian comedies from the 1960s and ’70s, Homo Sapiens? presents a collection of satirical stories, featuring remarkable performances by Guillermo Francella (My Masterpiece, The Heist of the Century). Transforming himself like an Argentine social chameleon, Francella embodies everyday people, portraying different slices of human behaviour, introducing characters who are ambiguous, endearing, or miserable, yet recognisable. From middle-class double standards to soccer obsession, excessive political correctness to the art of playing the fool, this black comedy entertains but passes no moral judgements. Underlying each story is a perspective full of humour and irony, with each tale reflecting the quirks of modern daily life. Inviting us to reflect on identity, idiosyncrasy, customs, and human behaviour, this fierce and hilarious satire cements Cohn and Duprat as masters of dark humour.

SPA26 Isabel

A sommelier in São Paulo’s contemporary fine dining scene, Isabel (Marina Person, who also co-wrote the script) is ready to break free from her domineering chef boss and start something of her own: a wine bar where she can decide what is on the wine list. Courting investors, she takes the first steps towards making her project a reality, even as the backing she needs remains frustratingly out of reach. Walking the line between calculated risk and reckless abandon, Isabel’s passion and idealism collide with the pragmatic realities of running an independent business. In a world where success can turn sour as quickly as an uncorked bottle left out too long, Isabel must decide between playing it safe or taking a bold chance to uncork her destiny on her own terms. Directed and co-written by Gabe Klinger, from the producers of I'm Still Here, and featuring Ciao Horowicz (I'm Still Here) and John Ortiz (American Fiction), Isabel is an energetic drama about following your dreams, imbued with a love of wine.

SPA26 Karmele

A riveting historical drama and epic story of love, art and music from director Asier Altuna Iza (Bye Bye Mr. Extebeste!), Karmele is inspired by the award-winning 2016 novel The Hour of Waking Up Together by Kirmen Uribe, and retraces the true story of Karmele Urresti, a nurse forced into exile during the Spanish Civil War. 1937, the Basque Country. Karmele (Jone Laspiur) and her family take refuge in France, after being forced to flee their home due to the events of the Spanish Civil War. In France, Karmele is contacted by the Basque cultural embassy in exile, whose aim is to fight the war using music and dance. As a result, she meets a professional trumpet player. The two fall in love and build a family, while navigating the tensions between loyalty, love, the personal and the political. After living for some time in Venezuela, the couple return home to fight the dictatorship, with the hope of recovering the home that was taken from them.

SPA26 La Salsa Vive

Telling the story of two cities bound by the rhythm of salsa, New York City and Cali, Colombia, La Salsa Vive is a vibrant cinematic exploration of the evolution of the style and a collective passion that has inspired generations. Following the roots of salsa in the neighbourhoods of NYC during the 1970s, the documentary explores its subsequent consolidation as a cultural symbol in Cali, Colombia, the self-proclaimed “world capital of salsa,” where it thrives with unmatched passion. Through over five decades of stories, anecdotes and profound transformations, it shows how this genre, which lost strength in its city of origin and instead found a new life in Cali, where it continues to vibrate in dance schools, nightclubs, orchestras and popular neighbourhoods. Featuring insights from salsa legends like singers Rubén Blades and Henry Fiol, percussionists Samuel Formell, Johnny "Dandy" Rodríguez and orchestra conductor Willie Rosario, and highlighting the dedicated dancers, music collectors, and enthusiastic youth who are united through music and dance, La Salsa Vive is a pulsating journey of a vivid cultural history.

SPA26 Ladies' Hunting Party

Inspired by Carlos Saura’s award-winning classic The Hunt (1966), this new film from Pedro Aguilera honours the legacy of the original and delivers a fiercely modern vision exploring cycles of betrayal, corruption, and abuse of power in Spanish society. Starring three legendary figures of Spanish cinema, the award-winning actresses Blanca Portillo (Maixabel, Volver), Carmen Machi (Spanish Affair, Aída) and Rossy de Palma (Broken Embraces, Kika) deliver captivating tour de force performances. Rosa, Blanca, and Carmen, three middle-aged friends, reunite after a long time without seeing each other to go hunting rabbits at Blanca’s country house and reserve near Madrid, along with Rosa’s taciturn teenage niece, Diana. As the hot day unfolds, amidst laughter and sharing secrets, issues in their lives come to the surface: divorce, children, money problems, infidelities, alcohol, and professional ambitions. The stifling heat and memories of the past result in old tensions rising and their reunion slowly simmers, until the women finally face each other.

SPA26 Luger

Written and directed by Bruno Martín in his feature film debut, Luger is a darkly comic, slick crime thriller that proudly doffs the cap to Tarantino, Ritchie, De Palma and Coppola. Set over a single frenetic day, two antiheroes battle their fate amidst corruption and betrayal in a crumbling, labyrinthine Spanish city. Sharp-tongued Canary Islander, Rafa (David Sainz) solves problems, debts, and legal issues, but he longs to give up his tumultuous life and return to Las Palmas in search of redemption. Rafa and Toni (Mario Mayo) are small-time hustlers working for Angela, a lawyer of dubious morals, who finds quick fixes for her clients. She has hired Rafa and Toni to find the stolen car of Juan, a desperate businessman. When they locate the car at a shady mechanics workshop, the duo discovers a WWII relic hidden inside a locked safe in the boot, which could be worth a fortune. But what seems like a windfall quickly spirals into a chain of betrayal, standoffs and escalating violence.

SPA26 Mistura

A sweeping story of love, betrayal, and cuisine, this delicious drama starring Bárbara Mori (Rubí, Women in Blue) celebrates the remarkable gastronomy and people of Peru. In 1960s Lima, the glamorous life of a privileged woman Norma (Mori) unravels when her husband leaves her for another woman, ostracising her from elite society. Facing the prospect of financial ruin, Norma decides to open an exclusive French restaurant in her home, leading her to warmly embrace the so often overlooked working people around her. With the help of these newfound allies, Norma soon embarks on a transformative journey with a daring new culinary venture. Challenging social expectations of the time and immersing herself in Peru’s cultural and culinary heritage, her experiences become a catalyst to reevaluate her life. A deeply personal project from director Ricardo de Montreuil and a tribute to the diversity of Peru's culture and cuisine, Mistura is an intimate drama and gastronomic odyssey that invites audiences to embrace the richness of life’s flavours and experiences.

SPA26 My Amazing Grandma

Toñi (played by a magnificent Elena Irueta, Patria, A Moroccan Affair) is an eccentric and cheeky grandmother with incredible people skills. Her daughter Daniela (Toni Acosta, One Hell of a Holiday) is the complete opposite, perpetually stressed by her job and by being a single mother to her nine-year-old daughter, Alexia. Naturally, Alexia adores her whirlwind, free-spirited grandmother. So, when Daniela takes Alexia to a rural retreat, Toñi does not hesitate to turn up with her caravan. Eager to spend time with her granddaughter and liven up the show, Toñi’s presence sets off a tsunami of hilarious disasters. A funny and heartwarming box office hit comedy about three generations of women and the power of love to overcome differences, My Amazing Grandma is directed by Ana Vázquez in her feature debut, with a screenplay by Roberto Jiménez. Humorously contrasting today’s overprotective parents with the wild and carefree energy of a grandmother who turns out to be much more modern and mischievous than her own daughter, this is great family entertainment.

SPA26 My Friend Eva

From beloved director Cesc Gay (Truman, The People Upstairs), My Friend Eva is a charming romantic comedy that questions the meaning of love and relationships, as it follows a woman who upends her life to pursue a chance at love. Eva (Nora Navas, Pain and Glory) has just turned 50, has been married for over twenty years and has two teenage children. During a business trip to Rome, she meets scriptwriter Alex and the attraction is instant. She soon remembers what it feels like to fall in love, and it reignites a fire inside of her. Back in Barcelona, Eva has a clear mission; she yearns to fall in love again. So, Eva starts looking for an apartment, craving freedom, with all the seduction and passion that it might entail. But when her decision comes out, everyone is perplexed by the sudden change. Over one year Eva embarks on her quest for romance, but will she find love again?

SPA26 Narciso

Inspired by notorious real-life events, this seductive new noir from award-winning writer/director Marcelo Martinessi (The Heiresses) unravels the mysterious death of a charismatic radio host in late-1950s Paraguay — as the rebellious pulse of rock ’n’ roll crackling over the airwaves sparks fear, scandal and moral panic. Asunción, 1959. Under dictator Alfredo Stroessner’s suffocating military regime, magnetic DJ Narciso Arévalos’ (Diro Romero) popularity has risen in tandem with the arrival of imported American music. Narciso, having returned from Buenos Aires energised by the likes of Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly, has convinced the radio station’s owner to play it instead of traditional Paraguayan folk standards. Narciso’s show ignites a generation craving freedom, yet his defiant allure also earns powerful, dangerous attention. Visually stunning and immersive, Martinessi’s atmospheric thriller probes how desire, fear, and shared beliefs work together to sustain dictatorships, and reminds us that few forces challenge conformity more powerfully than art, especially the electrifying sound of rock ’n’ roll.

SPA26 Romería

This eagerly anticipated drama from writer/director Carla Simón (Summer 1993, Alcarràs) - one of the most acclaimed filmmakers in contemporary Spanish cinema - follows an orphaned teenage girl as she meets her paternal family and reckons with her late parents’ complex and secret history. 2004. Vigo, Spain's Atlantic coast. 18-year-old Marina (Llúcia Garcia) has arrived to meet her grandparents for the first time, seeking their signature on some documents that she needs for a scholarship application. Raised by her mother’s sister, Marina is unfamiliar with the numerous aunties, uncles, and cousins on the other side of her family. She is immediately confronted with a past shaped by absence and long-buried emotions, hindering her ambition to reconstruct a coherent account of her father, her parents’ love story, and her place within it. Featuring a luminous central performance from Garcia and stunning imagery of Galicia’s rugged coast, Romería - meaning “pilgrimage” - intimately and sensually demonstrates how storytelling can prove a compelling mode of working through one’s elusive past and uncovering universal truths.

SPA26 Sofia's Suspicion

From multi award-winning director Imanol Uribe, Sofia's Suspicion is a gripping espionage thriller about truth, lies and secrets set between Spain and Germany during the Cold War, based on the acclaimed novel by Paloma Sánchez-Garnica. When Daniel (Álex González, X-Men: First Class) discusses with his wife accepting an enigmatic invitation to travel to East Berlin in the middle of the Cold War to meet his birth mother, he has no idea that it will turn their world upside down. Unbeknownst to them, they will become essential pieces of the KGB’s secret plans to set up operations in Francoist Spain. But when he returns to Spain, Daniel's wife Sofía (Aura Garrido, The Ministry of Time) starts to suspect that something is not quite what it seems. Weaving political intrigue with an intimate emotional journey, Sofia's Suspicion is an engrossing spy story filled with tension, deception, survival and intrigue.

SPA26 Sundays

This quietly spellbinding drama from rising Spanish writer/director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa deftly captures the rupture within a family after a young woman defies expectations with her chosen vocation, forcing those closest to her to contemplate how they will move forward. Bilbao. Every Sunday when she is home from boarding school, brilliant and deeply religious 17-year-old Ainiara (compelling newcomer Blanca Soroa) and her extended family gather for lunch at the home of her paternal grandmother (Mabel Rivera). One day, she shocks everyone by revealing that, rather than pursue university, she is considering following her faith to become a cloistered nun. Her bombshell ripples through the family, particularly affecting her widowed restauranteur father (Miguel Garcés), and her aunt Maite (Patricia López Arnaiz), an intelligent and supposedly tolerant woman who has been very active in raising her, challenging her worldview and igniting long-buried tensions. A major triumph at the Spanish box office in late 2025 and featuring beautifully measured performances, Ruiz de Azúa’s elegant film Sundays confirms her as a filmmaker of formidable talent.

SPA26 The Blue Trail

The best-reviewed film of the 2025 Berlinale, Gabriel Mascaro’s The Blue Trail is a breathtaking cinematic odyssey that follows the misadventures of a remarkable Brazilian woman who, as her working life draws to an end, secretly sets out on a trip down the Amazon to fulfil a long-held dream. In the near future, independent 77-year-old Tereza (the astonishing Denise Weinberg) has lived her whole life in a small, industrialised town, working at a local factory. One day she receives an official government order, forcing relocation to an isolated housing colony where people are brought to ‘enjoy’ their lives in comfort. But Tereza wasn’t expecting the directive yet. Refusing to accept the order, Tereza impulsively decides to embark on a journey down the rivers and tributaries of the Amazon… one that will change her destiny forever. Vividly showcasing both the natural beauty and corruption of the Amazon, this is an enchanting celebration of vitality, resilience and defiance that will make hearts and spirits soar.

SPA26 The Captive

An ambitious and thrilling historical adventure drama from award-winning director Alejandro Amenábar (While at War, The Sea Inside), starring Julio Peña (Through My Window) and Alessandro Borghi (The Eight Mountains), The Captive is an enthralling tale about the power of stories that cleverly combines truth, history and fiction. 1575, Algiers. Miguel de Cervantes (Peña), a wounded 28-year-old Spanish Navy soldier and the future author of Don Quixote, is held prisoner by Ottoman corsairs. Faced with a ticking clock, a cruel death awaits him should his fellow countrymen fail to pay his ransom soon. But within the confines of his cell, Cervantes discovers a surprising refuge in the art of storytelling. Crafted from resilience and hope, his stories enthrall his fellow captives and spark the attention of Hasan (Borghi), the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers. With a secret affinity ignited between captor and captive, suspicions begin to rise amidst growing tensions in the city. But, driven by an unwavering sense of optimism, Cervantes devises a daring plan for freedom.

SPA26 The Devil's Backbone

Marking its 25th anniversary, Guillermo del Toro’s poetic gothic ghost tale fuses elements of the uncanny with the war genre offering supernatural elements not for spectacle but as metaphor for lingering historical wounds. Set in a haunted orphanage during the Spanish Civil War, the narrative explores how children inherit the violence of adults, with the ghost of a young boy embodying unresolved injustice. Del Toro’s style is restrained yet atmospheric, favouring slow camera movements, warm but decaying colour palettes, and symbolic imagery like water, dust, and decay. The film’s horror is emotional rather than sensational, building unease through silence and implication. Its political dimension critiques fascism and civil conflict while maintaining a deeply human focus on grief and survival. The impact of the film lies in its fusion of fairy-tale structure with historical realism, influencing later works like Pan’s Labyrinth and shaping modern gothic cinema. The Devil’s Backbone remains a key example of how genre storytelling can express memory, loss, and moral ambiguity through a uniquely melancholic cinematic voice that blends history and myth in a way that feels timeless and affecting.

SPA26 The Exterminating Angel

This razor-sharp slice of surrealist black comedy dismantles the bourgeois order through a simple but uncanny premise: after a formal dinner party, guests find themselves unable to leave the room, despite no physical barrier. Thematically, director Luis Buñuel uses this trapped setting to expose the fragility of social conventions. Politeness decays into desperation, hierarchy erodes, and civilisation is revealed as performative rather than stable. Repetition, ritualised behaviour, and the slow breakdown of etiquette highlight how thin the veneer of culture becomes under pressure. Stylistically, The Exterminating Angel is a masterstroke in creating mood through static interiors, cyclical dialogue, and controlled camera work that creates a sense of looping time and inescapable stasis. It established a legacy that is significant in surrealist and arthouse cinema and a cornerstone in Luis Buñuel filmography.

SPA26 The Hunt

Celebrating its 60th anniversary, the festival closes with acclaimed director Carlos Saura's The Hunt presented in a new restoration. Considered a landmark classic in Spanish cinema and a representative film of Nuevo cine español, The Hunt delivered Saura his first international success, being awarded Silver Bear for Best Director at the 1966 Berlin International Film Festival. Shot in arresting black and white, The Hunt is a thrilling psychological drama that delivers a skillful allegory of the wounds of the Spanish Civil War and subsequent Franco dictatorship. After eight years apart, old friends and veteran Falangists José (Ismael Merlo), Paco (Alfredo Mayo), and Luis (José María Prada), reunite for a day of hunting in the arid countryside on an old Civil War battlefield, with Paco’s brother-in-law, Enrique (Emilio Gutiérrez Caba) enthusiastically tagging along. Set over the course of a single scorching summer day, they spend their time drinking, reminiscing and hunting rabbits. However, as the day wears on, old tensions and resentments become more apparent, and violence soon bubbles to the surface.

SPA26 The Spirit of the Beehive

This landmark work of Spanish arthouse cinema, set in the aftermath of the Civil War, brings us to a quiet Castilian village, where a young girl becomes transfixed by a screening of Frankenstein, sparking a search for meaning but blurring imagination and reality. In his directorial debut, Victor Erice crafts a film of extraordinary restraint and visual poetry. Bathed in amber light and unfolding at a contemplative pace, it replaces conventional narrative with mood, silence, and suggestive imagery. The recurring beehive motif evokes both community and repression, reflecting a society shaped by unspoken trauma. At its core, the film explores childhood perception, how innocence encounters mortality, absence, and fear. Rather than addressing politics directly, it conveys the psychological residue of authoritarian Spain through metaphor and atmosphere. Widely regarded as a formative masterpiece of Spanish Cinema, The Spirit of the Beehive has had a lasting influence on filmmakers drawn to lyrical storytelling and ambiguity. Its delicate interplay of memory and history continues to resonate, offering a profound meditation on the inner life of a child in a fractured world.

SPA26 The Talent

In this captivating, suspenseful drama directed by Polo Menárguez (The Plan) and co-written by Fernando León de Aranoa (The Good Boss), based on the 1924 novella Fräulein Else by Arthur Schnitzler, internationally acclaimed actress Ester Expósito (Elite) stars as a young woman whose life changes drastically over the course of the night. Elsa (Expósito) is a gifted cello student, who is excited to attend the exclusive, high-society birthday celebration of Idoia, her best friend. It is a night of hormone-fuelled teenage elites and their haughty parents hosted at a decadent luxury hotel. An unexpected phone call from her mother means that Elsa's takes a dark turn. Her wealthy family is suddenly now in ruins and only Ignacio, Idoia's father, can help them, setting off a chain of events that will test Elsa's values, dignity and determine her fate. So, Elsa is confronted with a dilemma, does she become a bargaining chip to save her family, or will she save herself?

SPA26 The Tigers

An expansive maritime thriller from award winning director Alberto Rodríguez (Prison 77, Marshland), The Tigers stars Antonio de la Torre (The Candidate, The Movie Teller) and Bárbara Lennie (The Girls are Alright) as two siblings who work as industrial divers on the coast of Huelva. The relationship between siblings Antonio and Estrella is complex. Estrella had to sacrifice her professional dreams and take care of their ill father, while Antonio has become renowned as a great diver. Now, after risking their lives for decades as experts in this dangerous profession, they are on the edge of financial ruin and the future looks complicated. When they unexpectedly discover a crime and its proceeds hidden in the hull of a freighter ship anchored in the port, Antonio and Estrella seize their chance to change their situation. But with high reward comes high risk and together they must put their skills and expertise to the test, in what may be their last job under the sea.

SPA26 The Way

Celebrating its 15th anniversary since release, Emilio Estevez’s (The Breakfast Club, The Outsiders) The Way was his fourth film as writer/director and third collaboration with his actor/father, Martin Sheen (Wall Street, Apocalypse Now). Tom (Sheen) is an American doctor who comes to St. Jean Pied de Port, France to collect the remains of his adult son, who died in the Pyrenees during a storm while walking The Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James. Driven by his profound sadness and desire to understand his son better, Tom decides to embark on the historical pilgrimage, leaving his "California bubble life" behind. Armed with his son's backpack and guidebook, Tom navigates the 800km historical pilgrimage from the French Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in the north-west of Spain, but soon discovers that he will not be alone on this journey. Garnering millions of fans since its release, The Way has been widely admired as a rare work that uniquely balances faith and doubt, sorrow and joy, in a profoundly moving love letter to travel and family.

SPA26 Welcome to Lapland

Based on the critically acclaimed stage play of the same name, Welcome to Lapland is a fun and incisive comedy that offers an ironic and humorous look at the moral dilemmas of family life. After several years of not spending the holidays together, Nuria (Ángela Cervantes), now living in Lapland with her husband and their daughter, invites her sister Mónica, her brother-in-law, and their son to enjoy a picture-perfect Christmas in her home in Rovaniemi, Finland. Everything seems set for an idyllic celebration, until Nuria’s daughter casually informs her young cousin that Santa Claus, who supposedly leaves gifts for well-behaved children, does not really exist and that he is simply a character invented by parents to manipulate their kids. What was meant to be a magical Christmas quickly unravels into a full-blown family meltdown between sisters, in-laws, and cousins. Over the course of one chaotic night, long-buried secrets surface amid a heated debate over whether it is better to tell the truth or lie to preserve belief and family harmony.