MFDB

Storyline

A father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his missing daughter in North Africa.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2025
Official Selection
Competition
Jury Prize ex-aequo
Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2025
Horizons
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2025
Made in Spain
Seville European Film Festival 2025
European Film Academy Section

Oscar 2026
Pre-nominated for Oscars in 5 categories:
Best international film
Music (Original Score)
Sound
Casting
Photography
Forqué Awards 2025
1 Nomination: Feature film
European Film Awards (EFA) 2026
4 Nominations:
European Film
European Director
European Actor
European Screenwriter
Golden Globe Awards 2026
2 Nominations:
Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language
Best Original Score - Motion Picture (Kangding Ray)
Gaudí Awards 2026
12 Nominations:
Best Film in a Non-Catalan Language
Best Direction (Oliver Laxe)
Best Actor (Sergi López)
Best Cinematography (Mauro Herce)
Best Music (Kangding Ray)
Best Editing (Cristóbal Fernández)
Best Art Direction (Laia Ateca)
Best Costume Design (Nadia Acimi)
Best Make-up and Hairdressing (Zaira Eva Adén)
Best Visual Effects (Pep Claret, Lluís Rivera and Benjamin Ageorges)
Best Sound (Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas)
Best Production Management (Oriol Maymó)

Releases

Spain (6 of June 2025)