72nd San Sebastian Festival - 20/28 September 2024
72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Z365" or "Festival all year round" is the new strategic point of the Festival in which converge investigation, accompaniment and development of new talents (Ikusmira Berriak, Nest); training and cinematic knowledge transfer (Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, Zinemaldia + Plus, Filmmakers' dialogue); and investigation, disclosure and cinematic thought (Z70 project, Thought and Discussion and Research and publications).
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Audrey Diwan
France
105 min.
Emmanuelle is in search of a lost pleasure. She flies alone to Hong Kong on a business trip. In this sensual global city, where she initiates numerous encounters, she meets Kei, a man who constantly eludes her.
John Crowley
UK
107 min.
Almut and Tobias are brought together in a surprise encounter that changes their lives. Through snapshots of their life together − falling for each other, building a home, becoming a family − a difficult truth is revealed that rocks its foundation. As they embark on a path challenged by the limits of time, they learn to cherish each moment of the unconventional route their love story has taken in this decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Huo Xin
China
109 min.
This film narrates the poignant tale of a terminally ill man and a woman caught in violence, weaving through their fugitive journey after an unforeseen incident. It is a story of a love that survives the ravages of death and a fleeting revelry of life amidst the shadows of death.
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Edward Berger
UK - USA
118 min.
Conclave follows one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting a new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence finds himself at the centre of a conspiracy and discovers a secret that could shake the very foundation of The Church.
Costa-Gavras
France
100 min.
In a kind of philosophical dialogue, Doctor Augustin Masset and renowned writer Fabrice Toussaint discuss life and death... A whirlwind of encounters in which the doctor is the guide and the writer, his passenger, led to confront his own fears and anxieties... A poetic ballet, where each patient is a tome of emotions, laughter and tears... A journey to the throbbing heart of our lives.
Pedro Martín-Calero
Spain - Argentina - France
107 min.
Something’s stalking Andrea, but nobody, not even herself, can actually see it. Twenty years ago, 10,000 kilometres away, the same presence terrorised Marie. Camila was the only person capable of understanding what was happening to her, but nobody believed them. On taking a stand against that oppressive threat, all three women hear the same horrific sound. Wailing.
Maite Alberdi
Chile
95 min.
Chile, 1955. When the popular writer María Carolina Geel kills her lover, the case captivates Mercedes, the shy secretary of the judge in charge of the case. After visiting the writer's apartment, Mercedes begins to question her life, identity, and the role of women in society as she finds an oasis of freedom in that home.
Mike Leigh
UK - Spain
97 min.
Life's a constant struggle for Pansy. Racked with physical and mental pain, her dealings with the world are channeled through anger and confrontation: she argues with her family, her dentist, her doctor, the girl at the supermarket checkout... Curtley, her husband, has been at a loss as to how to deal with her for a long time while Moses, her son, lives in his own world, hardly says a word and spends his days aimlessly wandering the streets of the city. Only her loving sister Chantelle understands her and is able to help her.
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
France - Belgium - Luxemburg - Japan
113 min.
In the suburbs of Paris, Albert, a freelance reporter, vows to take revenge for the brutal murder of his young daughter while Sayoko, a Japanese female doctor, assists him in his quest for revenge. With Sayoko's skillful guidance, the two get closer to the truth behind Albert's daughter's death, but it turns out that a mysterious cult and human traffickers are involved in the case. When they finally get close to the truth, Sayoko's real intention is revealed...
Diego Lerman
Argentina
107 min.
1986. Journalist José de Zer and Chango, his cameraman, set out for La Candelaria (Córdoba) on receiving an unusual proposal from two shady characters. Arriving in the village, there’s nothing much to see, only a scorched field surrounded by hills. What happened next was the work of a genius in the art of exaggeration with a hidden talent: the ability to create the best known audiovisual recording on the existence of alien presence in the history of Argentinian television.
Paula Ortiz
USA - Spain
114 min.
Hildegart is conceived and raised by her mother Aurora to become the woman of the future, turning her into one of the most brilliant minds of 30’s Spain as well as a reference on female sexuality. At the age of 18, Hildegart meets Abel Vilella, who will help her to explore a new emotional world and extricate herself from the grip of the maternal nest, while Aurora is afraid of losing control over her daughter. Things come to a head between the two women one summer night in 1933, putting an end to the 'Hildegart Project'.
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Pilar Palomero
Spain
101 min.
Isabel’s life turns on its head the day her daughter Madalen asks her to make regular visits to the ailing Ramón. Fifteen years after leaving her ex-husband, a man she sees as a stranger despite having been married to him for years, Isabel experiences renewed feelings of the resentment she thought she had left behind. But accompanying Ramón at his most vulnerable will make her see what happened to them with fresh eyes and allow her to concentrate on her own life as it stands today.
Thierry Frémaux
France
103 min.
The sequel to the hugely successful Lumière! L'aventure commence / Lumière! The Adventure Begins reveals another hundred Lumière films, all immaculately restored. This new feature-length film aims above all to explore more deeply the history of the invention of cinema in the world and to confirm that the roots of the greatest and most beautiful works in the history of cinema lie in its origins.
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Copyright Modi Productions Ltd
© Copyright Modi Productions Ltd
Johnny Depp
UK - Hungary - Italy
110 min.
A seventy-two-hour whirlwind in the life of bohemian artist Amedeo Modigliani, known as Modi to his friends, follows a chaotic series of events through the streets of war torn Paris in 1916. On the run from the police, his desire to end his career and leave the city is dismissed by fellow artists Maurice Utrillo, Chaim Soutine and Modi’s muse, Beatrice Hastings. Modi seeks advice from his art dealer and friend, Leopold Zborowski — however, after a night of hallucinations, the chaos in Modi’s mind reaches a crescendo when faced with an American collector, Maurice Gangnat, who has the power to change his life.
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Laura Carreira
UK - Portugal
104 min.
On Falling tells the story of Aurora, a Portuguese warehouse picker working in a vast fulfilment centre in Scotland. Trapped between the confines of her workplace and the solitude of her flat-share, Aurora seeks to resist the loneliness, alienation and ensuing small talk which begin to threaten her sense of self. Set against a landscape dominated by an algorithm-driven gig economy, designed to keep us apart, On Falling explores the silent, vital struggle to find meaning and connection.
François Ozon
France
102 min.
Michelle, a model grandmother, is enjoying peaceful retirement in a Burgundy village, close to her best friend Marie-Claude. On All Saints' Day, her daughter Valérie arrives to drop off her grandson Lucas for the school holiday week. But nothing will go to plan.
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Spain
212 min.
Series
After 30 years of marriage and two children, Miren leaves the family home and reports her husband for continued rape. This serious accusation forces the children to choose between believing their mother or supporting a father who claims his innocence. A family odyssey running parallel to a legal process with the same goal: to discover the truth. 4-episode miniseries.
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Iciar Bollain
Spain
117 min.
In the year 2000, Nevenka Fernández, the Finance Councillor of Ponferrada Town Council, is relentlessly hounded by the mayor, a man used to getting his way both politically and personally. Nevenka decides to report him, knowing that it will cost her dearly. A story based on true events turning its lead character into a forerunner of the #metoo movement due to being the first person to take an influential politician to court for sexual and labour harassment.
Albert Serra
Spain - France - Portugal
125 min.
The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.
Joshua Oppenheimer
Denmark - Germany - Ireland - Italy
148 min.
The End is a musical in the Golden Age of the Broadway style about one of the last families on Earth. After the sudden arrival of a stranger, Girl, threatens Mother and Father's family’s luxurious compound deep underground, Son begins to question their seemingly perfect existence.
Gia Coppola
USA
86 min.
A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show closes abruptly after a 30-year run. As a dancer in her fifties, she struggles with what to do next. As a mother, she strives to repair a strained relationship with her daughter, who often took a backseat to her showgirl family.
Javier Giner, Elena Trapé
Spain
240 min.
Series
I, addict tells how Javier Giner, an audiovisual professional, at the age of 30 decides of his own free will to enter a rehab centre. In the depths of his darkness, a desperate instinct to survive will push him to seek professional help. Without knowing it, this gesture will change his life and turn him into a new person. 6-episode miniseries.
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