2016 Films

Amama

Dir: Asier Altuna | 103 mins
October 7, 2016 (15:30h)
TBC
+ screenings

A story of family and of conflict between parents and children; urban and rural; past and present.

An Autumn without Berlin

Dir: Lara Izagirre | 95 mins
October 8, 2016 (13:00h)
TBC

Having travelled far from her home town in search of a better life, June returns to where she grew up.

Bad Day to Go Fishing

Dir: Álvaro Brechner | 100 mins
October 14, 2016 (15:20h)
TBC
+ screenings

Ex-wrestling star Jacob Van Oppen and his manager Orsini make a good living staging fake wrestling matches in small South American towns.

Donkey Xote

Dir: José Pozo | 86 mins
October 10, 2016 (11:00h)
TBC

Rucio, narrator and loyal donkey, tells us the fantastical story of Don Quixote, his quire Sancho Panza and his faithful steed Rocinante on their journey to challenge the Knight of the Moon to a duel.

Food and Shelter

Dir: Juan Miguel del Castillo | 90 mins
October 10, 2016 (20:35h)
TBC
+ screenings

Rocío, a young single mother, struggles to provide for herself and her son with no permanent or reliable work to ensure food on the table and a roof over their heads.

Ixcanul

Dir: Jayro Bustamante | 100 mins
October 15, 2016 (13:00h)
TBC

In a village on the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for 17-year-old María by her Kaqchikel parents.

Kaplan

Dir: Álvaro Brechner | 98 mins
October 14, 2016 (18:05h - Edinburgh)
TBC
+ screenings

After fleeing Europe for Uruguay during World War II, Jacob Kaplan has built himself a quiet life.

Lovers: A True Story

Dir: Vicente Aranda | 103 mins
October 13, 2016 (17:55h - Edinburgh)
TBC
+ screenings

Based on a true story and set in 1950s Spain, Amantes tells the story of Paco, a young man who finds himself in Madrid in search of a job after leaving the army.

Reyes’ Club + Without Your Heartbeat

Dir: Andrea Barrionuevo | 60/ 8 mins
October 11, 2016 (18:00h)
TBC
+ screenings

Over a period of 40 years a legendary music and arts club – El Johnny – established itself within a university halls of residence in Madrid,

Rumbos

Dir: Manuela Burló Moreno | 90 mins
October 7, 2016 (18:00h)
TBC
+ screenings

One warm summer’s night in a vast city, disparate love stories unfold and converge in the eternal thoroughfare at its heart.

Sex, Maracas & Chihuahuas

Dir: Diego Mas Trelles | 87 mins
October 9, 2016 (15:45h - Edinburgh)
TBC
+ screenings

Xavier Cugat was a musical genius, glitzy persona and the only Spaniard with two stars on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.

The Bride

Dir: Paula Ortiz | 93 mins
October 6, 2016 (18:00h)
TBC
+ screenings

Directed by Paula Ortiz and based on Bodas de sangre (Blood Wedding) by Federico García Lorca, La Novia tells the story of an impossible love triangle

The King of Havana

Dir: Agustí Villaronga | 125 mins
October 9, 2016 (18:20h)
TBC
+ screenings

Agusti Villaronga’s adaptation of a celebrated “dirty realism” novel by Pedro Juan Gutiérrez takes viewers on an immersive risqué tour of Old Havana.

The Olive Tree

Dir: Icíar Bollaín | 100 mins
October 12, 2016 (10:00h Secondary School Screening)
TBC
+ screenings

Alma, a young impulsive woman, is determined to reclaim her grandfather’s beloved olive tree after the family are forced to abandon their livelihood.

The World Goes On

Dir: Fernando Fernán Gómez | 115 mins
October 8, 2016 (15:20h)
TBC

The story of a family trying to find success, love and status in 1960s Madrid.