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San Sebastián 2023 / Competition


33 articles available in total starting from 02/02/2023. Last article published on 09/01/2025.

Review: MMXX

Review: MMXX

Romania's Cristi Puiu delivers the most immobile and hostile of his bleak but accurate perspectives on today's society with his dissection of what we experienced in 2020  

27/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: Puan

Review: Puan

Argentina’s María Alché and Benjamín Naishtat present a tragicomedy with political overtones about the meaning and loss of one’s ideals  

27/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: The Practice

Review: The Practice

The Argentinian Martín Rejtman presents a comedy featuring philosophical reflection, mocking criticism and a compassionate portrayal of his characters  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | Competition

Isabel Coixet  • Director of Un amor

Interview: Isabel Coixet • Director of Un amor

“I have the ability to feel out of place in any setting”

The filmmaker returns to the Basque gathering with her adaptation of Sara Mesa’s novel of the same name, which stars Laia Costa, who’s working with the Catalonian helmer once again after Foodie Love  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Joachim Lafosse  • Director of A Silence

Interview: Joachim Lafosse • Director of A Silence

“The venom of crime spreads by creating shame, silence and guilt”

The Belgian director’s film looks at the role played by silence in cases of child abuse  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: Un amor

Review: Un amor

An alternative ending, different to the one in Sara Mesa’s novel, on which Isabel Coixet’s new film is based, saves this film from becoming unpalatable, blunt, dull stodge  

26/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: A Silence

Review: A Silence

Joachim Lafosse explores in depth the silencing mechanisms around situations of sexual violence, particularly within families  

25/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Isabel Herguera  • Director of Sultana’s Dream

Interview: Isabel Herguera • Director of Sultana’s Dream

"Animation can be an extraordinary tool to build stories for adults"

The Basque filmmaker talks to us about her references and the process of creating her first feature film  

24/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | Competition

Isabella Eklöf  • Director of Kalak

Interview: Isabella Eklöf • Director of Kalak

“Sometimes you have to admit defeat to start over and rise again”

The Swedish filmmaker details the inspirations for her new feature, based on Kim Leine's autobiographical novel, as well as the research that went into it  

24/09/2023 | San Sebastián 2023 | Competition

Review: Sultana’s Dream

Review: Sultana’s Dream

Isabel Herguera presents a unique and fascinating feminist animated film about the search for freedom and the transformative power of fiction  

24/09/2023 | San Sebastian 2023 | Competition

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