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San Sebastian Film Festival

18 July – 26 September 2026

The 74th edition of the festival will run from September 18 to 26. It will include a retrospective dedicated to José Giovanni. The programme is currently being announced and input on the site so please check back.

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  • Wild Horse Nine
    Review preview for Wild Horse Nine

    Malkovich and Rockwell are magnetic.

    Andrew Robertson · 4 out of 5
    Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris and Lee are dispatched from Santiago to Rapa Nui.
  • La Bola Negra
    Review preview for La Bola Negra

    La Bola Negra was an unfinished work in a life cut short but the film named (variously) for it is extension and tribute and triumph.

    Andrew Robertson · 4.5 out of 5
    Drama exploring the inter-connected lives of three gay men.
  • Hope
    Review preview for Hope

    Hope's scale and scope and delightful detail make it a banquet, if not an all-you-can-eat buffet.

    Andrew Robertson · 3.5 out of 5
    A thriller set near Korea's heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone. When a tiger is reported to have been sighted, the community is thrown into chaos
  • The Debut
    Review preview for The Debut

    Eisenberg’s obvious love of amateur dramatics provides The Debut with a foundation that feels akin to a warm hug.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A shy housewife is unexpectedly cast in a local am-dram original musical. Under the spell of the strong-willed and enigmatic director, she loses herself in the role.
  • Tender Loving Care
    Review preview for Tender Loving Care

    Tender Loving Care is all about the little bits of conversation that make the world a bit more comfy for others.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    In contemporary London, social workers Amy and Rosie navigate the stressors and joys of life together, be that work, family or messy dating lives.
  • Florid
    Review preview for Florid

    Clear-sighted perspective, coupled with carefully calibrated sound design from Dario Swade, doesn’t make light of what Jamal experiences, but nor does it sensationalise them.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    A young man in supported housing tries to juggle his musical aspirations and mental health issues.
  • Fatherland
    Review preview for Fatherland

    The way Zischler and Hüller play their relationship is so wonderfully real and subtle and appropriately opaque for all us non-Mann family members, that it at times brought tears to my eyes.

    Anne-Katrin Titze · 5 out of 5
    Drama focusing on Thomas Mann's post-war life, as he and his daughter embark on a road-trip across Germany.
  • NAZA
    Review preview for NAZA

    Abraham and Szor’s approach is systematic and sobering.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4.5 out of 5
    Reveals the systems behind Israel’s bombing of Gaza and its mass killing of Palestinian civilians.
  • Ink
    Review preview for Ink

    Danny Boyle brings his customary energy to James Graham’s adaptation of his own stage play, which flies along quicker than paper through a printing press.

    Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
    Drama charting Rupert Murdoch's acquisition of The Sun newspaper and its upturning of the landscape under editor Larry Lamb in 1969.
  • Heart Of The Beast
    Review preview for Heart Of The Beast

    Imagine all the Terrible/Awesome Clichés That Could Happen In The American Wilderness and construct a mental bingo card to tick them off. Spoiler warning: There's a good chance you're going to get a full house.

    Amber Wilkinson · 2.5 out of 5
    After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces officer James Belmont and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements.

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