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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Overview of articles

  • Finisterrae

    A film with a logic, beauty and humour all of its own. Two ghosts – recognisable by their white robes with holes for the eyes…
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  • La nostra habitació

    A weary radio host begins a new programme in this considered and melodious vignette.
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  • Ella i jo

    A mother and daughter, caught up in a fragile long-distance relationship. An elegantly depicted duo portrait of two dedicated artists.
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  • El ventre del mar

    A hellish shipwreck more than 200 years ago proves scarily contemporary in this artistic mix of theatre and film.
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  • Romería

    Frida sets out on a journey to meet her biological father’s family in Vigo, Spain. Her need to know about her past will not be so
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  • Honor de cavalleria

    A Don Quixote without windmills. Without much action of any kind. Serene, moving and enchanting, painterly and gentle, that’s how the knight and his s
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  • Waiting for Sancho

    With this title referring to Beckett, VIFF programmer and director Mark Peranson sketches the evolution of Albert Serra’s masterful El cant dell ocell
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  • Tiro en la cabeza

    That looking well is fascinating but not always simple, is proven by this virtually dialogue-less experimental surveillance thriller. With a long lens
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  • Crespià: The Film Not the Village

    Loving cult film and idiosyncratic musical portrait of summer festivities in the Catalan village of Crespià, with early performances by the well-known
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  • Rail Road Crossing

    You may have successfully finished your school education, but that doesn’t mean you’re ready for life… A Catalan teenager takes a strange summer job
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