When a school trip leaves a group of teenagers stranded far from home, the recent suicide of a classmate begins to expose the fractures, loyalties and secrets holding them together.
(Country: Serbia, Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Italy, Croatia; Year: 2026; Director: Miroslav Terzić; Writer: Vladimir Arsenijević, Bojan Vuletić, Miroslav Terzić; Stars: Jovan Ginić, Klara Hrvanović, Andjela Alavirevic, Tihana Lazović, Branislav Trifunović, Andrija Marković)
Behind The Rain
(Detrás de la lluvia)
A woman's return to her home town coincides with the discovery of a body, which sparks disturbing memories from her childhood.
The directors with their fifth feature take a humane view of the plight of their subjects but spare us any over-sentimentality
After years of saving money from the small bribes they collect, 60-year-old Marina and her husband Gosha from Bulgaria are preparing for their dream trip to St Petersburg to witness the White Nights. But when Russia invades Ukraine and the travel agency vanishes with all their savings, the couple’s dream collapses.
(Country: Bulgaria, Greece; Year: 2026; Director: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov; Writer: Kristina Grozeva, Petar Valchanov, Decho Taralezhkov; Stars: Tanya Shahova, Margita Gosheva, Ivan Barnev, Ivan Savov)
Not only did Martha lose her oldest son, but to this day she doesn’t know what happened to him or his remains. After years of searching in vain, she meets Sandra, who offers her one more possibility.
(Country: Colombia, US; Year: 2026; Director: Esteban Hoyos García, Juan Miguel Gelacio; Stars: Jenny Navarrete, Carmiña Martínez, Carolina Vivas)
New parents Karl and Emilie are looking forward to a weekend break where they plan to announce their baby's name. The day before the celebration, Karl's estranged mother shows up.
(Country: Denmark; Year: 2026; Director: Mads Mengel; Writer: Mads Mengel, Christian Bengtson; Stars: Simon Bennebjerg, Mette Klakstein, Trine Dyrholm, Josephine Park, Peter Gantzler, Petrine Agger)
Successfully mixes genres rather purely being a social drama
A mother finds her life turned upside down after a fire leads to her children being put in foster care and becomes determined to track them down.
(Country: Switzerland; Year: 2026; Director: Jan-Eric Mack; Writer: Anna Schinz, Nikita Afanasjew, Eva Kienholz, Jan-Eric Mack; Stars: Anna Schinz, Michael Neuenschwander, Julia Jentsch, Alireza Bayram, Bettina Stucky, Martina Apostolova, Danny Exnar)
A man's life is shaken when he learns his younger brother is gay. Although he wants to support him, he finds himself pressureised by his traditional faily who are against it.
(Country: Germany; Year: 2026; Director: Nader Saeivar; Writer: Nader Saeivar; Stars: Nastassja Kinski, Derya Durmaz, Moritz Bleibtreu, Kida Khodr Ramadan, Nicolette Krebitz, Jael Cem Ilhan, Vedat Erincin, Aziz Çapkurt)
The Lion At My Back
Mariama, an asylum-seeker from Senegal, has just turned 18. Stella, at first glance a withdrawn woman in her 40s, has recently decided to break free from the clutches of addiction and to give her life a fresh start. In their attempt at finding their place in a world where nothing comes for free, the two women meet and form an unexpectedly strong bond.
A gynaecologist forges an unexpected relationship with a Romani orderly.
(Country: Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia; Year: 2026; Director: Ivan Ostrochovský)
Pipes
Although Hassan has retired from his job at the water authority, his neighbors are used to him always helping them out. This time, the situation is serious: The entire town is without water, and tensions are rising.
New father Danielius leaves his family life in Norway to sell his late parents’ flat. He reconnects with childhood friends, their relatives, and new settlers.
(Country: Lithuania, Norway, Sweden; Year: 2025; Director: Vytautas Katkus)
