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The UK's biggest annual celebration of Spanish and Latin American culture is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year with 21 new films from Spain and Spanish-speaking Latin America, including nine UK premières. Directors Koldo Almandoz, Sergi Portabella, Andrea Jaurrieta and Anahí Berneri are participating in audience Q&A sessions.
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Viva Latest Reviews
Story of a family who become involved with the drugs trade.
Shy girl Miriam is waiting to celebrate her 15th birthday and she wants to invite her guy. So far they’ve only chatted online, and the anticipated blind date only complicates things.
A 12-year-old existentialist kid runs away from home to meet his favourite philosopher, Albert Camus, not knowing he has been dead for 50 years. On his way he finds love and rejection for the first time in his life.
The appearance of a double who starts living her life and fulfilling all of her obligations allows a frustrated woman to adopt total anonymity for the very first time and escape the tight regulations that have constrained her life.
The true story of Carlos Acosta, a black Cuban dancer who rose from an impoverished childhood to find international acclaim as a ballet dancer with London's Royal Ballet.
Violence is sparked on the eve of Argentina's dictatorship.
A teenage boy finds his world turned upside down when he learns a secret about his beloved father.
The struggle against the amnesty law in Spain for those who committed atrocities under the rule of General Franco.
The story of a real life teenage serial killer in Argentina.
An evicted sex worker attempts to get back on her feet with her young son.
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