73rd San Sebastian Festival - 19/27 September 2025
73SSIFF - 19/27 September 2025
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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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Massih Parsaei
Germany
94 min.
Iman (33) left Iran years ago and cut ties with his family. Living a life of exile in Berlin,he drifts through the city, chasing closeness and solitude. He works day and night in two different jobs: as a caregiver for an old man and at a truck wash station. He invents stories to fill the void. His only relationship is an affair with André, a man he meets for sex at night in a park. A fleeting visit from his cousin Maneli, whom he barely knows, gently disrupts Iman's routine. Their shared heritage of culture and pain lingers in the background. They talk, go to the pool, and fall asleep in a patch of forest. On his endless paths through the city, fragments from the lives of other passers-by drift alongside him. His search begins to connect with the world.
Tatjana Moutchnik
Germany - Austria
103 min.
Germany, 2022: After years apart, Ukrainian brothers Arkadi and Igor reunite to mourn their deceased mother. Their father Grisha, a complacent patriarch, insists on grieving according to Jewish tradition, although none of the other family members knows how to perform a shiva properly. When Russia begins its full-scale invasion against Ukraine, the family is turned upside down, and the brothers confront their relationship with their homeland. A film about everyday life in a state of emergency and the sense of responsibility for one's own country and family.
Jonas Bak
France - Germany
72 min.
Anke is about to leave her small German town in the Black Forest region, while Lisa finds it hard to feel at home there. They meet by chance on a cold, grey autumn day, and wander the streets together. Cracks in the thin membrane between reality and dream transform their stroll into a journey to new places.
Elif Sözen
Turkey - France - Saudi Arabia
95 min.
After hearing about her father’s sudden death, Meral comes with her young son Ali from Germany to the village in Turkey where her mother lives. She plans to stay for a while. At her invitation, her old friend Nilay also comes to visit. Nilay finds Meral distant and quiet, very different from how she remembers her. Ali is a withdrawn child who has almost stopped speaking. Meral has a reason for calling Nilay, she wants to leave Ali in her care. One night, Meral disappears and doesn’t come back. The grandmother, shaped by a life under patriarchy, is left with questions she doesn’t want to face. Ali is left alone in a life where he feels lost. And Nilay is left with Ali’s growing attachment as she tries to find her own way forward.
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