74th San Sebastian Festival - 18/26 September 2026
74SSIFF - 18/26 September 2026
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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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Juan Ortuoste, Javier Rebollo
Spain
70 min.
A frustrated and enigmatic theatre actress in decline; an ex-boxer who owns a dive bar and is involved in shady business; two friends in love with the same girl; filmmakers trying to shoot a documentary about marginalised people... Seven days in the lives of seven human beings trapped between a dense, oppressive, harsh city and the comings and goings of nearly one hundred million jewels.
Giorgio Pressburger
Italy
115 min.
In May 1968, Rosanna falls in love with Segismundo, an anti-Franco exile. Confined to a mental asylum—whether genuinely ill or deliberately provoked—she becomes unable to distinguish between reality and fiction.
Vadim Glowna
Federal Republic of Germany
98 min.
Liane leaves her job and her family environment because she is unhappy with her daily routine. She meets Skoda, a taxi driver who works at night and during the day is her lover who drives the taxi. Lian and Skoda are surprised by his lover and are forced to flee.
Cecilia Bartolomé, José Juan Bartolomé
Spain
180 min.
These two films attempt to reflect the political and social changes that took place in the country after Franco's death, culminating in the failed coup attempt on 23 February. They show the changes from a sociological point of view and the reaction of ordinary people to what is happening and the process of disillusionment due to unfulfilled hopes, not to mention the discontent of those who would like to return to the past.
Claudio Fragasso
Italy
90 min.
Angelo, a missionary returning from Africa, comes back to his hometown with the intention of integrating into it, but he goes through a profound human and spiritual crisis that prevents him from doing so.
Daryl Duke
USA
105 min.
The awakening to sex of a teenage schoolboy, who, along with this new sensation, also faces struggles, problems and the discovery of love.
Peer Raben
Federal Republic of Germany
82 min.
Despite having failed in show business and limiting themselves to working as film extras, Konrad and Fritz still dream of achieving success. They meet Rita, a striking secretary who, eager for fame, moves in with them. Anything could happen in this ménage à trois, as they are determined to succeed and free themselves from their sordid and vulgar existence, as well as their complex relationships.
Claire Clouzot
France
83 min.
Henri is divorced and has a seven-year-old daughter whom he sees on weekends. Cecile, who lives in a van and has a cat, decides to break out of her loneliness and moves in with Luce. Henri and Cecile work as proofreaders at a morning newspaper, L'Espoir. The daily press technique is changing: the cold computer is replacing the warmth of lead. It is during this period of change that Henri and Cecile fall in love.
Pier Giuseppe Murgia
Italy
84 min.
During bloody university riots, a group of young people meet and decide to live together outside the law, dedicated to fighting the established order. To do so, they need to obtain the money necessary to finance their plans through robberies.
France
70 min.
The murder of a homosexual in Paris brings together a blind bohemian, Raymond, and a neurotic bookseller, Janine, who hates men.
Claude Confortès
France
97 min.
A worker in a mechanised factory sees his attempts to find a quiet job and win the hearts of the women who cross his path fail. Sophie records a tape with Georges' declaration of love and, together with three friends, found a company to commercially exploit the tape. The success is phenomenal, and the stupid, vulgar worker finds himself in an unexpected situation that could transform his life.
Jeanine Meerapfel
Federal Republic of Germany
95 min.
A modern-day woman, Hannah, married to an architect devoted to his profession, tries to uncover the key to her stateless past and the motivations of an unforgettable woman, Malou, her mother. This search for the truth about her origins may lead her to discover herself.
Alberto Graça
Brazil
100 min.
A journalist, a senator and a group of politicians found an opposition party to the Brazilian military regime. The atmosphere is one of national crisis, and they take advantage of this to launch a violent denunciation of multinational companies.
Carlos Otaduy
Argentina
97 min.
A group of Basques meet in Argentina in the early 1930s to work in the fields. Iñaki rents a blacksmith's shop and marries Teresa, but he ends up alone and saddened by the fact that others do not understand him. Teresa falls ill with leukaemia and dies. Iñaki faces life head-on and returns to the countryside, encouraged by his old friends.
Beat Kuert
Switzerland
90 min.
A retired German man decides to leave his hometown of Frankfurt for a few days and move with his chauffeur to the shores of a Swiss lake. He stays at the house of a friend from his youth who has inexplicably disappeared from his home. There he meets the housekeeper, a possessive and strange woman, and her two children. As the days go by, the idyllic relationships between them deteriorate and each one discovers their true, devouring personality.
Silvio Tendler
Brazil
110 min.
A chronicle of Brazilian politics from the early political career of President Juscelino Kubitschek to the present day. The film alternates between testimonies from politicians involved in the events narrated and archive footage.
José María Sánchez Álvaro
Spain
92 min.
A woman sees her ex-husband kill a policeman. He is wounded and she tries to help him, and in doing so they return to the relationship they perhaps never managed to achieve before. They exchange their past experiences, including those of a marital nature, until they almost forget that the police are persistently harassing them.
Francis Reusser
Switzerland
100 min.
A man wakes up distressed after seeing images from his childhood and his difficult present flash through his mind. The disappearance of his mother has made his romantic relationships difficult. The memories torment him. But after spending several hours interacting with different people, he reflects on the reality of his true instincts and decides to face a new life.
Frank Ripploh
Federal Republic of Germany
98 min.
A Berlin teacher who is eager to change the teaching methods at his school happens to meet a cinema employee during one of his night-time escapades in search of friends. The two try to live together for a few days, facing jealousy, infidelity and the search for new sensations in an unfamiliar Berlin.
Matthew Patrick
USA
92 min.
Alba, a mystical student, and Carlos, a pragmatic plumber, find themselves accidentally trapped in the basement of a New York apartment building. They assume that their situation is due to a nuclear war and that they are the only survivors. They decide to overcome the difficulties and not give up, but their passions and selfishness will hinder their plans.
Alberto Bermejo
Spain
84 min.
Luis and Aurora are a modern-day married couple. They live in a small, cosy flat in Madrid. Their life is quiet and peaceful until one day Antonio, a new neighbour, moves into the flat opposite. Luis goes on a trip, and when he returns, he asks his wife for an explanation, saying that the neighbour is getting too involved in their lives. After an argument, they decide to separate, and Luis moves into another flat in the same building. Luis begins a new and difficult life as a bachelor, with his ex-wife as his neighbour.
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