Rotterdam International Film Festival 2026

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Earth Song Earth Song
Earth Song and Far From Maine
Calle Málaga (Country: France, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Morocco; Year: 2025; Director: Maryam Touzani; Writer: Maryam Touzani; Stars: Marta Etura, Carmen Maura, María Alfonsa Rosso, Miguel Garcés, Ahmed Boulane)
An aging Spanish woman in Tangier resists her daughter's decision to sell her home. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to keep her home and reclaim the belongings of a lifetime.
Dolores (Country: Brazil; Year: 2025; Director: Maria Clara Escobar , Marcelo Gomes)
On the eve of her 65th birthday, Dolores has a premonition: her life is about to change. She will own a successful casino. However, her gambling addiction of the past may work against her.
Earth Song (Country: Finland, Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Erol Mintaş; Writer: Erol Mintaş, Mikko Viljanen; Stars: Dilan Gwyn, Feyyaz Duman, Zenan Tünc, Ali Seçkiner Alıcı, Nicola Perot)
The story of Rojin, a Kurdish-Finnish doctor, who uncovers a family secret that challenges everything she thought she knew.
Far From Maine (Country: Israel, Palestinian Territory, US, France, Italy, Hungary; Year: 2026; Director: Roy Cohen)
Haunted by the killing of his Palestinian childhood friend Aseel Asleh by Israeli police in 2000, Roy Cohen revisits their friendship through a cinematic letter addressed to Aseel.
First Light (Country: Philippines, Australia; Year: 2025; Director: James J Robinson; Writer: James J Robinson; Stars: Ruby Ruiz, Kare Adea, Maricel Soriano, Emmanuel Santos)
An elderly nun witnesses a young construction worker's fatal accident, compelling her to question the ethical principles of the institution she has devoted her life to.
A Useful Ghost A Useful Ghost
A Useful Ghost and Sirât
Landmarks (Nuestra Tierra) (Country: Argentina, US, Mexico, France, Netherlands, Denmark; Year: 2025; Director: Lucrecia Martel; Writer: María Alché, Lucrecia Martel; Stars: Comunidad Chuschagasta, Javier Chocobar)
Armed men killed Indigenous leader Javier Chocobar during attempted eviction in Argentina, 2009. After years of protests, a court case opened in 2018. This is a story of community voices and trial footage amid colonial land struggles.
Sirât (Sirat) (Country: Spain, France; Year: 2025; Director: Óliver Laxe; Writer: Santiago Fillol, Óliver Laxe; Stars: Sergi López, Bruno Núñez)
A father arrives at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco with his son, looking for his daughter who has been missing for months.
Sundays (Los Domingos) (Country: Spain, France; Year: 2025; Director: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa; Stars: Blanca Soroa, Patricia López Arnaiz, Miguel Garcés, Juan Minujín, Mabel Rivera, Nagore Aranburu)
Ainara, an idealistic and brilliant 17-year-old has to decide what university degree to pursue — or at least that's what her family hopes she will do. However, the young woman says she feels increasingly closer to God and is considering embracing the life of a cloistered nun.
A Useful Ghost (Pee Chai Dai Ka) (Country: Thailand; Year: 2025; Director: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke; Writer: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke; Stars: Wanlop Rungkumjad, Wisarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wisarut Homhuan)
March is mourning his wife Nat who has recently passed away due to dust pollution. He discovers her spirit has returned by possessing the vacuum cleaner. But to become a useful ghost, she first needs to get rid of the useless ones.
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