Soundtrack: Alberto Iglesias

Direction Miguel Gonçalves Mendes

Cast José Saramago · Pilar del Río · Gabriel García Márquez · Gael García Bernal

Synopsis "José and Pilar," a documentary by Miguel Gonçalves Mendes, is a deeply moving story about love, loss and literature. It follows the days of José Saramago, the Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, and his wife, Pilar del Rio. The film shows their...

Direction Icíar Bollaín

Cast Laia Marull · Luis Tosar · Candela Peña · Rosa María Sardà

Synopsis Winner of Best Actor and Best Actress awards at the 2003 San Sebastian Film Festival, Iciar Bollain's stirring drama takes an intimate and clear-eyed look at a relationship ripped apart by domestic abuse. Pilar (Laia Marull, Fugitivas) takes tentative steps...

Direction Julio Medem

Cast Fele Martínez · Najwa Nimri · Nancho Novo · Maru Valdivielso

Synopsis Lovers of the Arctic Circle (1998) is a poignant Spanish film directed by Julio Medem. It tells the story of Otto and Ana, two individuals whose lives become intricately intertwined from childhood. Their connection is marked by a series of...

Direction Fernando Meirelles

Cast Ralph Fiennes · Rachel Weisz · Danny Huston · Hubert Koundé

Synopsis In The Constant Gardener (2005), a reserved British diplomat, Justin Quayle, embarks on a harrowing journey to uncover the truth behind his wife Tessa's murder in Kenya. As he delves deeper, he discovers her activist work exposing a dangerous pharmaceutical...

Direction Marc Forster

Cast Khalid Abdalla · Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada · Zekeria Ebrahimi · Saïd Taghmaoui

Synopsis Based one on of the most acclaimed novels in recent memory, The Kite Runner is a profoundly emotional tale of friendship, family, devastating mistakes and redeeming love. In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir...

Direction José Luis López-Linares · Javier Rioyo

Cast Charo López

Direction Icíar Bollaín

Cast Blanca Portillo · Luis Tosar · Urko Olazabal · María Cerezuela

Synopsis Maixabel (2021) follows the true story of Maixabel Lasa, a woman who faces unimaginable grief after her husband is assassinated by the terrorist group ETA. Years later, as Spain grapples with reconciliation, Maixabel is confronted with an extraordinary request: to...

Direction Icíar Bollaín

Cast Luis Tosar · Gael García Bernal · Karra Elejalde · Juan Carlos Aduviri

Synopsis Even the Rain (2010) follows a Spanish film crew in Bolivia as they shoot a historical drama about Christopher Columbus's exploitation of indigenous people. As they film, the crew becomes entangled in the Cochabamba Water War of 2000, where locals...

Direction Pedro Almodóvar

Cast Javier Cámara · Leonor Watling · Darío Grandinetti · Rosario Flores

Synopsis Talk to Her (2002) follows two men, Benigno and Marco, who form an unlikely bond while caring for two women in comas at a private clinic. Benigno, a devoted nurse, tends to Alicia, a ballet student, while Marco, a journalist,...

Direction Pedro Almodóvar

Cast Penélope Cruz · Carmen Maura · Chus Lampreave · Lola Dueñas

Synopsis To Return (2006) follows Raimunda, a resilient woman living in Madrid, as she navigates a series of unexpected events tied to her past. When her aunt passes away, Raimunda returns to her rural hometown, uncovering long-buried family secrets. Amidst personal...

Direction Pedro Almodóvar

Cast Cecilia Roth · Marisa Paredes · Penélope Cruz · Candela Peña

Synopsis All About My Mother (1999) follows Manuela, a nurse in Madrid, whose life is shattered by a tragic accident involving her teenage son. Seeking solace and answers, she returns to Barcelona, reconnecting with her past and the people she once...

Direction Julio Medem

Cast Carmelo Gómez · Emma Suárez · Silke · Nancho Novo

Synopsis Tierra (Earth) (1996) follows Ángel, a troubled exterminator haunted by his past, as he arrives in a remote vineyard region. Tasked with fumigating the land, he becomes entangled in the lives of the locals, including Mari, a lonely woman, and...

Direction Pedro Almodóvar

Cast Antonio Banderas · Asier Etxeandia · Penélope Cruz · Leonardo Sbaraglia

Synopsis Pain and Glory (2019) follows Salvador Mallo, a renowned filmmaker in physical decline, as he reflects on his life, career, and unresolved past. Through a series of vivid memories and encounters—from his childhood in 1960s rural Spain to reconnecting with...

Direction Julio Medem

Cast Carmelo Gómez · Emma Suárez · Ana Torrent · Karra Elejalde

Synopsis Vacas (Cows) (1992) is a haunting Spanish drama directed by Julio Medem. Set in the Basque Country, the film spans three generations of two rival families, the Mendiluzes and the Irigibels, whose lives are intertwined by love, betrayal, and violence....

Direction Lourdes Iglesias · Aitor Arregi · Jon Garaño · José Mari Goenaga

Cast Alberto San Juan · Josean Bengoetxea · Gemma Whelan · Thomas Coumans

Synopsis 6 episodes. Cristóbal Balenciaga tells the story of a man who dared to challenge his social status as the son of a seamstress and a fisherman. Thanks to his natural talent for haute couture, his constant work and his nose...

Direction Carlos Vermut

Cast Najwa Nimri · Eva Llorach · Carme Elías · Natalia de Molina

Synopsis Lila Cassen (Najwa Nimri) was the most successful Spanish singer of the nineties until she mysteriously vanished from one day to the next. Ten years later Lila is preparing her triumphant stage comeback; however, shortly before the long-awaited date she...

Direction Julio Medem

Cast Nancho Novo · Emma Suárez · Carmelo Gómez · Karra Elejalde

Synopsis Jota is about to commit suicide. As he fighting against himself, trying to jump off a bridge, a girl riding a motorcycle falls off the bridge. He runs to help her, and goes with her to the hospital. She has...

Direction Pedro Almodóvar

Cast Antonio Banderas · Elena Anaya · Marisa Paredes · Jan Cornet

Synopsis The Skin I Live In (2011) follows Dr. Robert Ledgard, a brilliant but morally ambiguous plastic surgeon, who is consumed by grief and a desire for revenge. Isolated in his mansion, he conducts controversial experiments on human skin. His life...

Direction Steven Soderbergh

Cast Benicio del Toro · Demian Bichir · Elvira Mínguez · Jorge Perugorría

Synopsis Che: El argentino - Part I (Che: The Argentine) (2008) follows the revolutionary journey of Ernesto "Che" Guevara, an Argentine doctor turned guerrilla leader. Set in the 1950s, the film chronicles his pivotal role in the Cuban Revolution alongside Fidel...

Direction Icíar Bollaín

Cast Carlos Acosta · Santiago Alfonso · Keyvin Martínez · Edison Manuel Olvera

Synopsis "Yuli" tells the story of the Cuban dancer Carlos Acosta (who plays himself), from his beginnings in a poor neighbourhood of Havana until becoming the star of one of the biggest ballet companies in the world. Yuli (Carlos's nickname) is...