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Las Tierras del Cielo

One night. One city. Madrid. Five conversations. Nine characters. They tell personal stories, invented stories, also an old story that goes on from conversation to conversation, a story from an old Japanese film.

The Talent

A gifted young cellist from a fallen aristocratic family must make an impossible choice when her best friend's powerful father offers a solution to her family's desperate situation.

The Girls Are Alright

In the middle of summer, five women rehearse a play in an old mill, isolated from the world.

Itxaso

Itxaso is 17 and lives in Mexico. However, when her mother dies, she has no option but to move to a coastal village in the Basque Country to live with her father Mikel. Mikel is a former surf champion who runs a small school. He is a man that Itxaso doesn't know and that she will be forced to get along with no matter how different they are.

(R)ojo por (R)ojo

Caridad won a washing machine in a raffle at her old hair salon. Her daughter Helena thinks that this hulk, as she likes to call it, will only bring more expenses. However, together with all the neighbors, they will find a way to make it profitable. Jealousy will arise, and Paloma will do everything she can to ruin their business. A comedy set in rural Spain.

Utländsk

Esti returns to Oiartzun after six years living in Sweden. Although she had promised herself not to return, economic instability and job insecurity force her to return. She realises that the town remains unchanged, and Esti is not willing to adapt to it.

¿Dónde estás?

The last days of summer, Nahia and Laura, 25, drive along the roads of Navarra. They are both about to fulfill their teenage dreams, even though it may lead them down different paths.

To Our Friends

An intimate documentary exploring friendship, resilience, and love among a group of young people in Madrid. Through a cinéma vérité approach, the film captures their struggles, aspirations, and moments of joy amid economic uncertainty. A central thread follows Sara, who falls in love with another woman, navigating the excitement and vulnerability of new love. Her journey of self-discovery unfolds organically, adding depth to the film’s broader themes of identity and connection. With its raw, unscripted storytelling, To Our Friends offers a poignant look at contemporary urban life and the enduring bonds that sustain us.

From Both Sides Now

In the middle of a road, Adriano and Nina push a car until they reach a gas station. The couple has broken up after the events of a wedding, but while Nina wants to solve things out, Adriano takes refuge in the trunk and reality fragments as we enter in his mental chaos, in a space where past, future, magic and reality interconnect.

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