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Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival · 2025

Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival 2025

Special Screenings

Programme

5 films · 2 reviews

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Afternoons Of Solitude (Tardes de soledad)

The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.

(Country: France, Portugal, Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Albert Serra; Writer: Albert Serra; Stars: Pablo Aguado, Andrés Roca Rey)

The Dating Game

In a country where eligible men greatly outnumber women, three perpetual bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp led by one of China’s most sought-after dating coaches in what may be their last-ditch effort to find love.

(Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Violet Du Feng)

Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Review preview for Mr. Nobody Against Putin

Despite the depressing nature of what’s happening at the school, Talankin’s affection for his students and his resilient sense of humour ensure that the film is always engaging.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.

(Country: Czechia, Denmark; Year: 2025; Director: David Borenstein, Pavel Ilyich Talankin; Writer: David Borenstein)

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My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow

Documentary on the persistence of independent journalism in Putin’s Russia.

(Year: 2024; Director: Julia Loktev)

Paul

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In what is probably Côté's most straightforwardly observational film to date, the fictions come baked in.

Amber Wilkinson · 4 out of 5
Subject to depression and social anxiety, Paul has found refuge in serving women who invite him to clean their homes. By sharing his gently eccentric routines on social media, he combats loneliness and takes it one day at a time.

(Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Denis Côté)

Full review See: Director Denis Côté on entering the world of a 'simp' and his dominatrices for Paul