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This year's Locarno Film Festival features an eclectic mix of exciting titles from around the world, right in the heart of Europe. It's a chance for fans to see some of the year's most exciting premières, along with much-loved classics, outside underneath the stars.
The festival runs from 7 to 17 August.
View Films by Strand:
- Concorso Internazionale
- Filmmakers of the Present
- Fuori Concorso
- Histoire(s) du Cinéma
- Kids' Screenings
- Panorama Suisse
- Pardi Di Domani
- Piazze Grande
View previous years coverage of the Locarno Film Festival festival:
Locarno Latest Reviews
In the aftermath of a conspiracy-minded father’s unexpected death, his daughter receives his patent for an experimental healing device.
Two teenage girls, eager to escape from the bleakness of their industrial town, form an unexpected bond at a local modelling school that pushes their bodies to the limit.
When young Gonga and his uncle Bart stumble upon a case of rusty crosses in a scrapyard, they repurpose them into neon crucifixes and start selling them in their neighbourhood.
Strange things happen at a recording studio.
Documentary sequel about a former sailor and his off-the-grid life.
A family gathering is triggering for everyone.
A woman tries to juggle being a revolutionary with motherhood.
A troubled home carer finds her grip on reality starts to slip after she goes to help an elderly agoraphobic.
A father's faith could fracture his nomadic family.
Lucia, Aurora, and their mother, Elena, plan to leave Lima in 1992 and seek opportunities in the US. Their farewell involves reconnecting with the kids' estranged father, adding to the emotional turbulence of their departure.
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