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Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival 2025

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Paul and Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Afternoons Of Solitude (Tardes de soledad) (Country: France, Portugal, Spain; Year: 2024; Director: Albert Serra; Writer: Albert Serra; Stars: Pablo Aguado, Andrés Roca Rey)
The life of the bullfighter Andrés Roca Rey during a day of bullfighting, from the moment he dresses up to the moment he undresses.
The Dating Game (Country: US; Year: 2025; Director: Violet Du Feng)
In a country where eligible men greatly outnumber women, three perpetual bachelors join an intensive seven-day dating camp led by one of China’s most sought-after dating coaches in what may be their last-ditch effort to find love.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin (Country: Czechia, Denmark; Year: 2025; Director: David Borenstein, Pavel Ilyich Talankin; Writer: David Borenstein)
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. Facing the ethical dilemma of working in a system defined by propaganda and violence, a brave teacher goes undercover to film what’s really happening in his own school.
My Undesirable Friends: Part I - Last Air in Moscow (Year: 2024; Director: Julia Loktev)
Documentary on the persistence of independent journalism in Putin’s Russia.
Paul (Country: Canada; Year: 2025; Director: Denis Côté)
Subject to depression and social anxiety, Paul has found refuge in serving women who invite him to clean their homes. By sharing his gently eccentric routines on social media, he combats loneliness and takes it one day at a time.
Full Review See: Director Denis Côté on entering the world of a 'simp' and his dominatrices for Paul
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