LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION
Solomamma by Janicke Askevold
Edith is a journalist and single mother. Solo parenting proves to be complicated, but when the identity of the man who donated the sperm that got her pregnant surfaces, she seeks him out under the false pretext of interviewing him about his company. Their encounter gradually deepens into a genuine connection, and Edith sinks deeper into lies.
VENICE FILM FESTIVAL ORIZZONTI OPENING FILM & IN COMPETITION
Mother by Teona Strugar Mitevska
Noomi Rapace will play the legendary saint in the biopic Mother, which will follow seven consecutive days at a pivotal moment in Mother Teresa’s life, the period where she decides to leave the Loreto Entally convent in Calcutta and launch her own order.
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CENTREPIECE
I Swear by Kirk Jones
Funny, honest, and deeply human, I Swear tells the inspirational true story of John Davidson, a trailblazer whose honesty and humour helped the world better understand what it means to live with Tourette Syndrome.
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL CENTREPIECE
Unidentified by Haifaa Al Mansour
A grieving mother, fueled by her passion for true crime, seeks answers when a teenage girl is found dead in the desert and the police investigation stalls. A crime thriller that questions our collective fascination with tales of femicide and transgresses all manner of jurisdiction in its dogged pursuit of justice.
SAN SEBASTIÁN FILM FESTIVAL OFFICIAL SELECTION - IN COMPETITION
Los Tigres by Alberto Rodríguez
Antonio and Estrella are siblings. Antonio is known as The Tiger, an indomitable diver, and Estrella studies underwater life and assists him. Their precarious economies could improve after finding cocaine hidden in the hull of a ship anchored in Huelva.