La Maternal and The Beasts
The Beasts
(Country: Spain, France; Year: 2022; Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen; Writer: Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen; Stars: Denis Ménochet, Marina Foïs, Luis Zahera, Diego Anido, Marie Colomb, Luisa Merelas, José Manuel Fernández y Blanco, Federico Pérez Rey, Javier Varela, David Menéndez, Xavier Estévez, Gonzalo García, Pepo Suevos, Machi Salgado, Emile Duthu)
French couple Antoine and Olga moved to a little village in the Galician countryside some time ago. There they live a quiet life, although their relations with the locals are not as idyllic as they would like them to be. A conflict with their neighbours, the Anta brothers, will see tension rise in the village to the point of no return.
Lullaby (Cinco lobitos)
(Country: Spain; Year: 2022; Director: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa; Writer: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa; Stars: Laia Costa, Susi Sánchez, Ramón Barea, Mikel Bustamante, José Ramón Soroiz, Asier Valdestilla García, Justi Larrinaga, Isidoro Fernández, Gloria Helguera, Carmen Berbaola, Lorena López, Elena Sáenz, Ana Isabel Martínez, Anuska Pernia Sainz, Nerea Arriola)
Amaia has just given birth to her first daughter. She would prefer not to give up her career as a translator, but it’s not easy to balance it with her family and looking after a young child. When her partner goes away on business for seven weeks, the young woman capitulates and goes to stay with her parents in the countryside.
La Maternal
(Country: Spain; Year: 2022; Director: Pilar Palomero; Writer: Pilar Palomero; Stars: Rubén Martínez, Ángela Cervantes, Olga Hueso, Pepe Lorente, Neus Pàmies, Carla Quílez, Gal·la Sabaté, Jordan Dumes)
Drama about a teenager who becomes unexpectedly pregnant and is sent to a centre to live with other expectant youngsters.
On The Fringe (En Los Margenes)
(Country: Spain; Year: 2022; Director: Juan Diego Botto; Writer: Juan Diego Botto, Olga Rodriguez; Stars: Penélope Cruz, Luis Tosar, Adelfa Calvo, Aixa Villagrán, Christian Checa, Nur Al Levi, Javier Perdiguero, Fabrice Boutique, Irene Bueno Royo)
Social thriller relating the interweaving stories of three characters, told over the course of one day.
Prison 77 (Modelo 77)
(Country: Spain; Year: 2022; Director: Alberto Rodríguez; Writer: Rafael Cobos, Alberto Rodríguez; Stars: Iñigo Aranburu, Javier Beltrán, Carlos Bernardino, Polo Camino, José Gabriel Campos, Jesús Carroza, Víctor Castilla, Víctor Castillo, Iñigo de la Iglesia, Javier Gutiérrez, Miguel Herrán, Javier Lago, Alfonso Lara, Daniel Mantero, Ana Cecilia Mendes)
Modelo Prison. Barcelona, 1977. A young accountant awaiting trial for embezzlement, joins forces with his cellmate and a collective fighting for the rights of ordinary prisoners.
Prison 77 and Lullaby
Ramona
(Country: Spain; Year: 2022; Director: Andrea Bagney; Writer: Andrea Bagney; Stars: Francesco Carril, Bruno Lastra, Lourdes Hernández)
When Ramona meets the charismatic Bruno on one of her strolls through the city, it never occurs to her that she might encounter him again the following day. Will an innocent flirtation get in the way of her career dreams and the perfectly good relationship she has with her boyfriend?
The Water (El Agua)
(Country: Spain; Year: 2022; Director: Elena López Riera; Writer: Elena López Riera, Philippe Azoury; Stars: Luna Pamies, Bárbara Lennie, Nieve De Medina, Alberto Olmo, Irene Pellicer, Nayara García, Lidia María Cánovas, Pascual Valero)
First love plays out against a backdrop of a hot summer and local myth.
