¡Viva! 14th Spanish & Latin American Film Festival

A new print of one of the seminal film of the new Spanish cinema.

A comedic tale of honesty, friendship and family values based on the true events surrounding the Pope's 1988 visit to a small Uruguayan border town.

A quirky, tragic-comic tale of an un appreciated elderly Madrid housemaid who cares for her insensitive employers and her dysfunctional family.

This Bolivian box office smash is a politically incorrect and darkly comic, iconoclastic road movie and crime caper that boasts indigenous superheroes.

A charming comedy of familial fidelity, and fibs, as the Todoro clan bows to Nonna's wishes for a familial visit to her late husband's Italian…

A selection of our favourite films produced by IMCINE, the Mexican Film Institute, programmed to celebrate its 25th birthday.

Alively and inventive coming of age tale assembled into a fictional story from the director's own personal photos.

An ex-rocker attempts to turn his life around after losing his job.

An engaging mix of crime thriller and family drama. On his release from prison, Oso finds his wife and daughter living with another man. He…

A young British governess in a wealthy Argentine family witnesses the decline of the upper class and the emergence of the fascist movement.

An investigation into the life and work of legendary Colombian collage artist Pedro Manrique Figuerora from 1934 to his mysterious disappearance in 1981.

The daughter of Chilean director Patricio Guzmán returns to Cuba where she was raised during the 70s and 80s to see whether her rose-coloured memories…

A collection of powerful short documentaries that shine a light on heroic, yet largely invisible humanitarian efforts to combat international crises.

The strange but true story of Lucio Urtubia, a Navarra building worker and anarchist who supped with Fidel and nearly caused the downfall of the…

A quirky corporate comedy produced in one month by 16 people with no film experience, brought together by Director Roger Gual.

In Mexico's Ciudad Juárez, hundreds of women have been murdered and their bodies dumped in plain sight. After years, the crimes remain unsolved.

As the US election machine grinds on, this insider's chronicle of Evo Morales' 2005 campaign for the Bolivian presidency provides a refreshing and fun counterpoint.

A selection of short films from Latin America: as well as the expectations of our society that we both demand and submit to, we must…

A special commemorative programme to celebrate the 10th anniversary of KIMUAK, the short film agency supported by the regional Basque Government and the Basque Film…

This powerful story of the personal and political effects of Argentina's history under the military dictatorship won many international awards, including the foreign language Oscar.

This heartbreaking documentary reveals the personal tribulations of one 'illegal' Mexican migrant to Texas, a young mother whose encounter with the US justice system left…

Family squabbling erupts into violence when one grown sibling overhears the other planning to cash in the family wealth, escape their rural life and flee…

Sometimes you should stand back and let the story carry you away... This selection of Spanish short films represents a wide variety of stories, told…

A collection of internationally acclaimed short films, all UK premieres, in memory of the people we have loved, of the sad times that make you…

A documentary that mixes archive film and recent interviews to reveal a generation of thieves that were widely successful and equally notorious in sixties Mexico.

A Catalan comedy about five thirty-something friends and amateur footballers who wreck a rival's life, conspire to make amends, and wind up fixing their own…

An AMELIE-inspired whimsical journey through the existential and absurd, set amongst the eccentric clientele of the Café Rossignol.

An insecure young woman embarks on a life-changing road trip with a pair of rebellious lesbians.

Fortyish telephone operator María works and looks after her adolescent daughter, but it’s her regular sessions at the dancehall that she lives for...

A 'perverse thriller' that recounts the true story of four young men 'disappeared' in 1977, under Argentina's military dictatorship

This multiple-Goya-winning dramedy has been compared to Almodóvar for its story of strange relationships forged when a young man is forced to give up his…

A deeply religious man in a Mennonite community struggles to reconcile his deep religious beliefs with his desires for another woman.

Nominated for 7 Goyas, BAJO LAS ESTRELLAS follows the story of a selfish trumpeter (Alberto San Juan) whose return to his rural roots proves to…

Gael García Bernal's directorial début. A spoiled young man organises an hedonistic house party at his parents' but soon begins to lose control of the…

Julio Medem's feature is a visually entrancing story of the journey of a young painter who discovers her ability to regress to past lives.

A moody traditional noir set in 50s Buenos Aires as Eva Peron lays dying.A low-rent private eye is hired for an apparently mundane job that…

An engaging story of three women private eyes who daily juggle a demanding job with their domestic lives.

Family drama/thriller. A small-time drug trafficker trying to leave the 'profession' is obliged to take in his estranged father, who's in the early stages of…

Actor Tristan Ulloa and his brother co-direct an emotionally rich drama about a family quietly coming apart at the seams.

A Goya-winning, formally inventive and quietly devastating family drama

Set in snowy Patagonia, LA VIDAS POSIBLES explores how hope and desire can create a parallel reality - or not?

A young woman recruits her uncle (on whom she has a crush) and her best mate (who has a crush on her) to help search…

In the watery Parana Delta of Northern Argentina. an isolated gay reed-cutter is the target of the local violent ferryman.

A rare Paraguay-produced feature, this minimalist drama observes an elderly couple as they bicker over the heat, the dog - and the fate of their…

With a nod to Guy Maddin and silent cinema, LA ANTENA is an enchanting, monochrome fable of media manipulation and power.

Two young indigenous brothers decide to 'borrow' Grandad's precious horse to deliver medicine to a distant relative. When it goes missing their adventures begin...

THE ORPHANAGE tells the story of Laura, who returns to her former orphanage with her husband and young son Simón with the intention of re-opening…

A mind-twisting, time-warping sci-fi thriller. Who is the man in the pink bandages?

Antonio Banderas' second film as director is an adaptation of Antonio Soler's novel that depicts coming of age one 70s summer in the director's native…

A young man tries to go straight but his criminal past proves too seductive for him and the young woman he befriends.

In this quirky drama, a young man with a strange neurological condition that makes him feel completely detached from the world unexpectedly finds himself in…

An ageing model-actress whose career apex is long behind her proudly maintains her sense of identity and independence - even when she visits her rural…

Taut social thriller. A poor teen breaks into a wealthy gated estate in Mexico City and soon discovers that privilege equals deadly power.

Set in a youth rehabilitation centre on the outskirts of Barcelona, FUERTE APACHE is a story of second chances, and of keeping hope alive when…

A "reverse BEFORE SUNRISE", the film follows a couple splitting up one night in Barcelona.

An award-winning, touching fable of two people battling loneliness in a big city that offers a counterpoint to the traditional romantic comedy.