Two exes rebuild their lives in parallel near Bilbao: an actor cares for his ailing father, a writer meets a prison inmate. Screening in the New Directors section.
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‘This Solitude’ San Sebastian Review: Javier Giner’s Wrenching Debut Follows Two Exes Rebuilding Their Lives
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‘Border’ San Sebastian Review: Ah Biao’s Stark Portrait of Loneliness and Desire
In a forgotten Chinese town, a young miner is drawn into the orbit of a mysterious newcomer, risking the life he knows for a chance to feel something different.
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‘Brothers’ Apple TV Review: Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey Turn a Real-Life Rumor Into Comedy
Two longtime friends investigate a bizarre rumor that they might be brothers, while their families and conflicting personalities turn everything upside down. Streaming from September 23.
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‘Tender Loving Care’ San Sebastian Review: Mike Leigh Bids a Clear-Eyed Farewell With This Quietly Devastating Portrait Of Human Decency
Two social worker friends move back in together, navigating romance and aging parents while quietly caring for everyone around them. Starring Kate O’Flynn and Alice Bailey Johnson.
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‘Wild Horse Nine’ San Sebastian Review: Martin McDonagh Turns The Allende Coup Into A Blackly Funny Tale Of Friendship And Regret
A dying CIA agent and his younger partner travel to Rapa Nui before a Chilean coup, where old loyalties and buried guilt begin to surface. Starring John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell and Steve Buscemi.
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‘The Bad Father’ San Sebastian Review: A Family Confronts Decades Of Estrangement
A sick, estranged patriarch summons his three adult children to his summer house, reopening decades of resentment over one holiday reunion. Starring Eduard Fernández.
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‘Therapy Done Right’ San Sebastian Review: Ricardo Darín Gets Dangerously Close to His Patient
A celebrated therapist, tired of traditional psychology, secretly plays with his patients’ lives until a famous new client complicates his plans. Starring Ricardo Darín and Diego Peretti. Screening at the San Sebastián Film Festival and premiering on Netflix on October 16.
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‘My Sad Dead’ Netflix Review: Pablo Larraín and Mariana Enríquez Find Common Ground in Death, Class, and the Macabre
A retired doctor who talks to ghosts must confront a serial killer, her estranged daughter, and her niece’s supernatural erotic obsession. With Mercedes Morán and Dolores Fonzi. Competing at San Sebastián and streaming on Netflix from September 24.
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‘Ashes’ San Sebastian Review: Diego Luna’s Sharp Drama Captures The Joys And Struggles Of Young Migrants Before Sinking Into Misery
Lucila, a Mexican twenty-something, juggles childcare and delivery jobs in Spain while family wounds and her troubled younger brother erode her resilient spirit. The film screens in the Horizontes Latinos section.
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‘Cute’ San Sebastián Review: Marlene Emilie Lyngstad’s Unsettling Debut Confronts Desire, Denial, and Discomfort
A man hiding an uncomfortable secret about his sexual desires gets involved with an adult cam girl who likes to pretend she’s a child. With Jan Gunnar Røise and Gina Jaqueline.


