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Toronto International Film Festival 2025

Toronto International Film Festival 2025

Spain showcases 8 films at the 50th edition of the “Toronto International Film Festival” (TIFF), one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world.

Sirât

  • On Friday, September 5 at 9:05 pm. At Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Buy tickets.
  • On Sunday, September 6 at 3:15 pm. At Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Buy tickets.
  • On Saturday, September 13 at 3:30 pm. At Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Buy tickets.
  • Directed by Olivier Laxe, France / Spain, 2025, 115 minutes. North America Premiere
  • In Spanish and French with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

A father (Sergi López) and his son arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They’re searching for Mar — daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties. Surrounded by electronic music and a raw, unfamiliar sense of freedom, they hand out her photo again and again. Hope is fading but they push through and follow a group of ravers heading to one last party in the desert. As they venture deeper into the burning wilderness, the journey forces them to confront their own limits.

The Captive

1575 Algiers, Miguel de Cervantes, a wounded 28-year-old Spanish Navy soldier, is held prisoner by Ottoman corsairs. Faced with a ticking clock, a cruel death awaits him should his fellow countrymen fail to pay his ransom soon; but within the confines of his cell, Cervantes discovers a surprising refuge — the art of storytelling. Crafted from resilience and hope, his stories enthral his fellow captives and capture the attention of Hasan, the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers. With a secret affinity ignited between captor and captive, suspicions rise amidst growing tensions in the city; Cervantes, driven by an unwavering sense of optimism, devises a daring plan for freedom.

Calle Málaga

  • On Tuesday, September 9 at 6:30 pm. At Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Buy tickets.
  • On Wednesday, September 10 at 6:15 pm. At TIFF LightBox. Buy tickets.
  • On Friday, September 12 at 3:15 pm. At Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Buy tickets.
  • Directed by Maryam Touzani, Morocco / France / Spain / Germany / Belgium, 2025, 116 minutes.
  • In Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles. North America Premiere.

Maria Angeles, a 79-year-old Spanish woman, lives alone in Tangier, Morocco, and enjoys her daily routine. However, her life is turned upside down when her daughter arrives from Madrid to sell the apartment in which she has always lived. Determined to stay, she does everything she can to get her home and her belongings back and, unexpectedly, rediscovers love and sensuality.

Magellan

16th century. Magellan, a young and ambitious Portuguese navigator, rebels against the power of the King, who doesn’t support his dream of discovering the world. He persuades the Spanish Crown to fund his bold expedition to the fabled lands of the East. The voyage is exhausting beyond expectations, with hunger and mutiny pushing the crew to their limits. Upon reaching the islands of the Malayan Archipelago, Magellan’s mind changes. He becomes obsessed with conquest and conversion, which sparks violent uprisings beyond his control. This is not the myth of Magellan, but the truth of his journey.

Nomad Shadow

  • On Monday, September 8 at 5:45 pm. At Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Buy tickets.
  • On Tuesday, September 9 at 12:25 pm. At Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Buy tickets.
  • Directed by Eimi Imanishi, USA, Spain, France, 2025, 82 minutes. World Premiere.
  • In Spanish and Arabic with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

A young Sahrawi woman faces deportation to Western Sahara, struggling to readjust to her homeland and confront family tensions sparked by her earlier departure.

Forastera

  • On Monday, September 8 at 7:10 pm. At Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Buy tickets.
  • On Tuesday, September 9 at 9:15 pm. At Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. Buy tickets.
  • Directed by Lucia Aleñar Iglesias, Spain / Italy / Sweden, 2025, 97 minutes. World Premiere.
  • In Spanish, English and Catalan with English subtitles.

During a sun-soaked summer in Mallorca, a family mourns the loss of its matriarch — only for teenage Cata to quietly step into her grandmother’s role, in this tender, beautifully crafted debut about grief, memory, and the strange echoes that live within us.

Three Goodbyes

Marta (Alba Rohrwacher), a high-school teacher, and her partner Antonio (Elio Germano), a chef, live in Rome. While Antonio’s star is rising, Marta seems to lack passion and, moreover, an interest in Antonio’s recipes. One day, after many years together, the pair split after a seemingly trivial argument. Marta withdraws into herself while Antonio jumps into his new endeavour, a restaurant of his own creation. Soon after, everything changes in Marta’s world when she discovers that her loss of appetite has more to do with her health than the pains of separation. Now, with time running out, Marta must learn who she is and what she lives for.

Under the Same Sun

Set on Hispaniola in 1819, before the independence of the Dominican Republic, Under the Same Sun chronicles the attempt of Lázaro (David Castillo), a self-fashioned Spanish explorer, and his companion Mei (Valentina Shen Wu), a master silk maker from China, to bring high-quality silk production to the Americas. The pair meet Baptiste (Jean Jean)​​, a Haitian army deserter who’s living as a sort of hermit in Lázaro’s father’s home, and he offers to help them navigate the wilderness area they seek to tame. The three form a partnership and together face the challenges of the environment and changing circumstances, from the daunting jungle that seems to want to devour them to the violent French colonists who roam the rivers in search of people to subdue or eliminate.

Spotlight on Cinema from Spain

Don't miss Cinema from Spain at booth 12 in the TIFF Industry Centre.

  • Film
  • Toronto
  • Thu, September 4 —
    Sun, September 14, 2025

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Various venues, Toronto

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