02/09/2024 - The new film by Irish director John Crowley, We Live in Time, will close the next edition of the Basque film festival out of competition

The 72nd edition of the San Sebastián International Film Festival, which will take place from 20 to 28 September, has now completed its selection. After completing its New Directors selection (read more) and announcing the parallel sections Horizontes Latinos and Zabaltegi-Tabakalera (read more), it is now time for the Official Selection.

The film chosen for the closing ceremony, which will be screened out of competition, is the new work by Irish director John Crowley. It follows the great success of his BAFTA award-winning Brooklyn [+see also:
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Also out of competition, the film festival will host the premiere of Johnny Depp's new film as a director. 27 years after his only work behind the camera, it has been produced in Europe after losing his backing in the US industry due to his problematic position regarding his relationship with his ex-partner Amber Heard. The film, Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness, is a biopic about the artist Amedeo Modigliani starring Riccardo Scamarcio, Stephen Graham and Al Pacino.

The special out-of-competition screenings will be joined by Pedro Almodóvar's long-awaited English-language debut The Room Next Door [+see also:
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The festival has also announced the selection of its RTVE Galas, featuring The Girls at the Station [+see also:
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Finally, the premiere of The Platform 2, by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, the sequel to his debut film The Platform [+see also:
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The selected films:

Competition

Emmanuelle [+see also:
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El lugar de la otra - Maite Alberdi (Chile)
Conclave [+see also:
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interview: Red Carpet @ European Film …
film profile] - Edward Berger (UK/USA)
I am Nevenka [+see also:
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interview: Icíar Bollaín
film profile] - Iciar Bollain (Spain)
On Falling [+see also:
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interview: Laura Carreira
film profile] - Laura Carreira (UK/Portugal)
The Last Showgirl - Gia Coppola (USA)
Last Breath [+see also:
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interview: Costa-Gavras
film profile] - Costa-Gavras (France)
Bound in Heaven - Xin Huo (China)
Serpent’s Path [+see also:
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Hard Truths [+see also:
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El hombre que amaba los platos voladores - Diego Lerman (Argentina)
The End [+see also:
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interview: Joshua Oppenheimer
film profile] - Joshua Oppenheimer (Denmark/Germany/Ireland/Italy)
When Fall Is Coming [+see also:
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The Wailing [+see also:
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interview: Pedro Martín-Calero, Isabel…
film profile] - Pedro Martín-Calero (Spain/Argentina/France)
Glimmers [+see also:
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interview: Pilar Palomero
film profile] - Pilar Palomero (Spain)
Afternoons of Solitude [+see also:
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interview: Albert Serra
film profile] - Albert Serra (Spain/France/Portugal)

Out of Competition

Querer [+see also:
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interview: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
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Modi, Three Days on the Wing of Madness - Johnny Depp (UK/Hungary/Italy)
We Live in Time [+see also:
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Special screenings

The Room Next Door [+see also:
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Lumière! The Adventure Continues - Thierry Frémaux (France)
I, Addict [+see also:
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Rumours [+see also:
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The Red Virgin [+see also:
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RTVE Galas

May I Speak With the Enemy? [+see also:
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Escape [+see also:
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The Girls at the Station [+see also:
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(Translated from Spanish by Vicky York)