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Locarno Film Festival · 2026

Locarno Film Festival 2026

Critics' Week

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7 films · 1 review

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As Light As Air

Review preview for As Light As Air

Primarily a patchwork piece devoted to conveying an enigmatic sense of place, rather than following a clear through line.

Sunil Chauhan · 3 out of 5
Documentary about Sufi pilgrims.

(Country: Pakistan; Year: 2026; Director: Umair Bilal)

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Blossoming (A teraz wiosna)

A daughter returns with her camera to face her family's troubled history, capturing three generations of women bound by silence, resilience, and love, as they confront the men who have shaped their existences.

(Country: Poland; Year: 2026; Director: Kamila Serwicka; Writer: Kamila Serwicka; Stars: Kamila Serwicka)

Gabin

A young man is torn between loyalty to the family butcher's business and his own dreams.

(Country: France, Germany, Switzerland; Year: 2026; Director: Maxence Voiseux; Writer: Maxence Voiseux)

Only The Serpent Knows (Seul le serpent sait)

Two brothers reunite in their childhood home to discuss the incest one of them suffered there as a child.

(Country: France; Year: 2026; Director: Olivier Séror, Martin Verdet; Writer: Patrick Séror, Martin Verdet, Olivier Séror)

Petrolheads

Martin's dream is to be normal, but he gave that up long ago. Diagnosed at nine with severe conditions, he now just wants a 1994 Honda Civic. He shares his all-consuming passion for cars with his best friend Casper.

(Country: Denmark; Year: 2026; Director: Emil Langballe; Writer: Emil Langballe, Christian Einshøj; Stars: Martin Jensen, Casper Størner)

The Victors (Los Vencedores)

An Argentine director travels to the Falkland Islands to explore the traces of the 1982 war. What seemed like a portrait of conflict turns into a story of unexpected friendship with the "enemy".

(Country: Argentina, UK; Year: 2026; Director: Pablo Aparo; Writer: Pablo Aparo)