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Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival · 2025

Evolution Mallorca International Film Festival 2025

Feature Films

Programme

8 films · 3 reviews

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Alpha

Review preview for Alpha

Alpha exists in the intersection of the probable and the parable.

Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
Alpha, a troubled 13-year-old, lives with her single mother. Their world collapses the day she returns from school with a tattoo on her arm.

(Country: France, Belgium; Year: 2025; Director: Julia Ducournau; Writer: Julia Ducournau; Stars: Emma Mackey, Golshifteh Farahani, Tahar Rahim, Finnegan Oldfield, Jean-Charles Clichet, Christophe Perez, Ambrine Trigo Ouaked, Louai El Amrousy, Mélissa Boros, Fabien Giameluca)

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The Life Of Wishes (Das Leben der Wünsche)

A family man gains power to fulfill any desire, but dark wishes surface, forcing him to face morality and the cost of unchecked indulgence.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2025; Director: Erik Schmitt)

A Private Life (Vie Privée)

A psychiatrist investigates a patient's death after becoming convinced they were murdered.

(Country: France; Year: 2025; Director: Rebecca Zlotowski; Writer: Anne Berest, Gaëlle Macé, Rebecca Zlotowski; Stars: Jodie Foster, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric, Daniel Auteuil, Vincent Lacoste, Luàna Bajrami, Sophie Letourneur)

Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale Of A Writer Who Decided To Write About A Serial Killer

Review preview for Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale Of A Writer Who Decided To Write About A Serial Killer

The characters work well...but there’s never quite enough energy to events.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
A struggling writer in the midst of a divorce befriends a retired serial killer who incidentally becomes his marriage counselor by day, and killing counselor for his next book by night.

(Country: US; Year: 2024; Director: Tolga Karaçelik; Writer: Tolga Karaçelik; Stars: John Magaro, Steve Buscemi, Britt Lower, Ward Horton, Sydney Cole Alexander, Nik Sadhnani)

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The Summer Book

Review preview for The Summer Book

If you’re a Close fan, it’s a must.

Jennie Kermode · 3 out of 5
After the death of her mother, a young girl goes to live with her grieving father and her grandmother on a remote Finnish island.

(Country: US, Finland; Year: 2024; Director: Charlie McDowell; Writer: Robert Jones, based on the book by Tove Jansson; Stars: Emily Matthews, Glenn Close, Anders Danielsen Lie, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Pekka Strang, Sophia Heikkilä)

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Sundays (Los Domingos)

Ainara, an idealistic and brilliant 17-year-old has to decide what university degree to pursue — or at least that's what her family hopes she will do. However, the young woman says she feels increasingly closer to God and is considering embracing the life of a cloistered nun.

(Country: Spain, France; Year: 2025; Director: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa; Stars: Blanca Soroa, Patricia López Arnaiz, Miguel Garcés, Juan Minujín, Mabel Rivera, Nagore Aranburu)

Opening film

Three Goodbyes (Tre Ciotole)

As her partner embarks on a new restaurant venture, a teacher discovers that she's facing serious health problems.

(Country: Italy, Spain; Year: 2025; Director: Isabel Coixet; Writer: Enrico Audenino, Isabel Coixet, based on the book by Michela Murgia; Stars: Alba Rohrwacher, Elio Germano, Silvia D'Amico, Galatea Bellugi, Francesco Carril, Sarita Choudhury)

Time We Lost (Und dann passiert das Leben)

Hans and Rita, stuck in marital routine facing retirement, are shaken when Rita causes a fatal car accident that fuels future fears.

(Country: Germany; Year: 2025; Director: Neele Leana Vollmar)