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The Invite
The Invite
Joe and Angela are on thin ice, and tonight might be when it all falls apart. Unfortunately, their upstairs neighbours are about to arrive for dinner, and everything that can go wrong goes worse.
Minotaur
Minotaur
A high-powered executive's meticulously controlled existence begins to unravel.
Fjord
Fjord
Mihai and Lisbet Gheorghiu, a devout Romanian Norwegian couple, move from Romania to Norway with their children to be closer to Lisbet’s family. But tension mounts when one of the children arrives at school with bruises.
All Of A Sudden
All Of A Sudden
The director of a nursing home in Paris has an encounter with a terminally ill Japanese playwright that transforms her life.
Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma
Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma
When the Camp Miasma slasher franchise is handed to a new director, she visits the original movie's star only to fall into a blood-soaked world of desire and delirium.
Narciso
Narciso
Paraguay, 1958. The charismatic Narciso returns from Buenos Aires with rock ’n’ roll in his veins. Under the suffocating military regime, he becomes a music sensation and a symbol of freedom. But then, after his final show, he is found dead…
The River Train
The River Train
Nine-year-old Milo lives in a remote Argentinian village where he studies the Malambo, a folk dance full of bravura. He is an excellent dancer, but Milo’s only desire is to escape the countryside on a train for the Buenos Aires of his dreams.
Iván & Hadoum
Iván & Hadoum
In a greenhouse in southern Spain, Iván falls in love with his newly hired co-worker, Hadoum. But his long-awaited promotion interferes with their relationship, forcing Iván to decide what kind of person he wants to be.
La Belle Année
La Belle Année
Revisiting a teenage crush on a teacher, Angelica Ruffier embarks on a delicate journey of memory and desire.
Josephine
Josephine
After 8-year-old Josephine accidentally witnesses a crime in Golden Gate Park, she acts out in search of a way to regain control of her safety while adults are helpless to console her.
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San Sebastian Film Festival Features

Open Invite
Olivia Wilde on reinvention, improvisation and why her latest movie had to be shot on film
Bearing witness
Beth de Araújo and Channing Tatum talk about a child's eye view of crime in Josephine
The buzz of a bond
Fernando Eimbcke on fun and games in Flies
Breaking the cycle
Júlia de Paz Solvas and Núria Dunjó on resilience and hope in The Good Daughter

San Sebastian Film Festival News

One Battle After Another wins again
Paul Thomas Anderson film takes FIPRESCI Grand Prix
Naomi Watts to receive Donostia Award
San Sebastian will honour British star
San Sebastian announces José Giovanni retrospective
20-film showcase dedicated to French crime writer
Mike Leith, Pablo Larraín and Benjamín Naishtat join San Sebastian Competition
Tender Loving Care, My Sad Dead and Glaxo added to line-up
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