56th Sitges International Film Festival (2023)- First Listed Movies Premiere
First Films selected for the Festival 5-15 Oct 2023
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- DirectorSébastien VanicekStarsThéo ChristineSofia LesaffreJérôme NielResidents of a rundown French apartment building battle against an army of deadly, rapidly reproducing spiders.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorJust PhilippotStarsGuillaume CanetLaetitia DoschPatience MunchenbachIn the middle of a heat wave, an ominous cloud appears and with it, a lethal acid rain. A separated family will have to come together to escape this plague ravaging the world.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorThomas CailleyStarsRomain DurisPaul KircherAdèle ExarchopoulosAn adventure between a father and his son, in a world where some humans have started mutating into other animal species.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorBertrand MandicoStarsElina LöwensohnChrista ThéretJulia RiedlerConan's life at different stages is shown with a different aesthetic and rhythm from the Sumerian era to the near future.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorStéphan CastangStarsKarim LeklouVimala PonsFrançois ChattotIt follows Vincent who finds himself under attack for no apparent reason overnight. When the phenomenon intensifies, he must run and change his way of life completely.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorBishal DuttaStarsMegan SuriNeeru BajwaMohana KrishnanAn Indian-American teenager struggling with her cultural identity has a falling out with her former best friend and, in the process, unwittingly releases a demonic entity that grows stronger by feeding on her loneliness.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorCameron CairnesColin CairnesStarsDavid DastmalchianLaura GordonIan BlissA live television broadcast in 1977 goes horribly wrong, unleashing evil into the nation's living rooms.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorWeston RazooliStarsLio TiptonCharles HalfordWeston RazooliThree mischievous children embark on a woodland odyssey when their mother sends them on an errand.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorDemián RugnaStarsEzequiel RodríguezDemián SalomónSilvina SabaterIn a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man just about to "give birth" to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body, only to end up unintentionally spreading chaos.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorJessica HausnerStarsMia WasikowskaKsenia DevriendtLuke BarkerA teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students - a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorQuarxxStarsArben BajraktarajHugo DillonOphélia KolbAfter realising he has died at the scene of a car crash, Nathan descends into the depths of hell, where he is doomed to experience the pain of tortured souls along the way.
- DirectorMatt VeselyStarsLily SullivanLing Cooper TangAnsuya NathanA headstrong journalist whose investigative podcast uncovers a strange artifact, an alien conspiracy, and the lies at the heart of her own story.
- DirectorDavid KapacAndrija MardesicStarsPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicGoran BogdanIvana RoscicThe film appears to be set in Yugoslavia in the late 1980s, as a family welcomes their beloved uncle, who has returned home from Germany for the holidays.
- DirectorJohn AdamsZelda AdamsToby PoserStarsToby PoserZelda AdamsJohn AdamsTraces a family of murderous sideshow performers as it travels around the world on the dying carnival circuit.
- DirectorRyan Stevens HarrisStarsAugie DukeBrionne DavisHaven Lee HarrisA comatose five-year-old girl journeys through an industrial wonderland to find her way back to consciousness.
- DirectorSoi CheangStarsLok Man YeungCharm Man ChanTing Yip NgRevolves around a fortune teller and a murderer.
- DirectorTed GeogheganStarsAnne RamsayRon E. RainsJeremy HolmFive military veterans, best friends since childhood, gather together to support their troubled host, and the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal.
- DirectorJoe LynchStarsHeather GrahamJudah LewisBruce DavisonA psychiatrist becomes obsessed with one of her young patients, who she later discovers is linked to an ancient curse.
- DirectorLee Sang-yongStarsMa Dong-seokLee Jun-hyukMunetaka AokiSeven years after the roundup in Vietnam, Ma Seok-do joins a new squad to investigate a murder case. He soon starts to dig deeper when he finds out the case involves a synthetic drug and a gang of thugs.
- DirectorDavid AllenStarsWalker BrandtRobert CornthwaiteJeffrey S. FarleyWhen a group of explorers go in search of a yeti, they find themselves taken captive by an ancient race of alien creatures.
- DirectorKristoffer BorgliStarsLily BirdNicolas CageJulianne NicholsonAn ordinary family man finds his life turned upside down when strangers suddenly start seeing him in their dreams.
- DirectorJake Van WagonerStarsEmma TremblayJacob BusterWill ForteItsy's new in town and thinks her life is over until she meets her space-obsessed neighbor Calvin, who believes his parents were abducted by aliens. As an aspiring journalist, Itsy decides to write an exposé, but she discovers much more.
- DirectorBucky Le BoeufCooper RobertsStarsLogan Riley BrunerAmanda BrutonChristopher CardozaAn aspiring teen filmmaker casts the perfect lead for his breakout zombie film: his undead dad.
- DirectorPaul DuaneStarsSimone CollinsCharlie MaherCatherine SigginsA young couple who collect rare folk ballads discover the dark side of love when they surreptitiously record and translate an ancient, taboo folk song from the deep, forgotten past.
- DirectorGabriel AbrantesStarsBrigette Lundy-PaineCarloto CottaAnabela MoreiraEdward searches for biological family in Portugal. He finds a villa and reunites with his long-lost mother and twin. But their shared past holds a dark secret that will forever change his understanding of his identity and origins.
- DirectorDaniel BenmayorStarsCarlos ScholzPedro AlonsoEnzo CallejaA teenager who lives with his father on the outskirts by running small scams using Ian's ability to generate visual illusions upon unsuspecting victims. Things get complicated when his powers get out of control in public.
- DirectorJean-Stéphane SauvaireStarsSean PennTye SheridanGbenga AkinnagbeOllie Cross is a young paramedic assigned to the NYC night shift with an uncompromising and seasoned partner Gene Rutkovsky. Each 911 call is often dangerous and uncertain, putting their lives on the line every day to help others.
- DirectorLarry FessendenStarsAlex HurtAddison TimlinMotell Gyn FosterA Fine Arts painter is convinced that he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town under the full moon.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsMichelle MonaghanSkeet UlrichFinlay Wojtak-HissongJess, a separated mother and nurse, moves with her daughter and young son Owen back into her old farmhouse. Shortly after settling in, Owen is bitten by the dog, resulting in a mysterious infection from the bite.
- DirectorTae-hwa EomStarsPark Seo-joonLee Byung-hunPark Bo-youngSurvivors from a massive earthquake struggle for a new life in Seoul.
- DirectorEddie AlcazarStarsMoises AriasBella ThorneCaylee CowanCenters on two mysterious brothers, who abduct a mogul during his quest for immortality. Meanwhile, a seductive woman helps them launch a journey of self-discovery.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorNick KozakisStarsGeorgia EyersDan EwingTim PocockLara is a woman tormented, torn between science and faith. Her husband pushes her to seek treatment from a congregation of zealots, and a ruthless exorcist tries to save her soul by putting an innocent woman through hell.
- DirectorKyros PapavassiliouStarsMakis PapadimitriouStephania SotiropoulouYiannis NiarrosIn a world where time changes arbitrarily, a couple's relationship is tested as their individual and shared recollections of the past, present and future change unremittingly.
- DirectorCéline RouzetStarsMathias Legout HammondÉlodie BouchezJean-Charles ClichetThe Feral family plan to look normal and friendly as they move into a new neighborhood. Their son, Philemon gets closer to his new neighbor, Camila and his thirst for blood grows thus his difference becomes impossible to hide.
- DirectorPaco PlazaStarsAria BedmarMaru ValdivielsoLuisa MerelasAfter a childhood marked by a miracle, Narcisa, a novice nun joins a school to teach young girls.
- DirectorSaïd BelktibiaStarsGolshifteh FarahaniAmine ZariouhiJérémy FerrariA woman earns a living by smuggling exotic animals and illegal goods, developing a mobile app that links users with mystical marabout healers, but one of the user's consultations takes a tragic turn facing a violent backlash.
- DirectorAriane Louis-SeizeStarsSara MontpetitFélix-Antoine BénardSteve LaplanteA young woman vampire is unable to kill to meet her need for blood, but may have found a solution in a young man with suicidal tendencies.
- DirectorMike CheslikStarsRyland Brickson Cole TewsOlivia GravesWes TankIn this 19th century, supernatural winter epic, a drunken applejack salesman must go from zero to hero and become North America's greatest fur trapper by defeating hundreds of beavers.
- DirectorTakashi ShimizuStarsDaigo NishihataMizuki YamamotoYûta HiraokaMysterious deaths befall on employees of a VR-tech company. There's an unprecedented fear waiting between reality and the virtual world.
- DirectorZarrar KahnStarsRamesha NawalOmar JavaidBakhtawar MazharAfter the death of the family patriarch, a mother and daughter's precarious existence is ripped apart. They must find strength in each other if they are to survive the malevolent forces that threaten to engulf them.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorKenneth DagatanStarsBeauty GonzalezFelicity Kyle NapuliJames Mavie EstrellaStranded in the Philippines during World War II, a young girl finds that her duty to protect her dying mother is complicated by her misplaced trust in a beguiling, flesh-eating fairy.
- DirectorJamie ChildsStarsOliver Jackson-CohenJenna ColemanThomas TurgooseA former motocross champion and army veteran is now caring for his younger brother. Broke, he agrees to do an open water pick up of a mysterious illegal package in the North Sea.
- DirectorWill GilbeyStarsNikki Amuka-BirdZack MorrisChris ReillyTrapped and without backup, a small town cop fights for her life when her remote Sheriff's Office is targeted by murderous attackers.
- DirectorHideo NakataStarsKanna HashimotoDaiki ShigeokaMinato ShougakiAfter beloved wife and mother Miyuki tragically dies, her little son chants a resurrection spell in the hope of reviving her. But something evil is pulsing underground, and a child's pure wish awakens a vengeful monster.
- DirectorNikhil Nagesh BhatStarsLakshyaRaghav JuyalTanya ManiktalaFollows a passenger on a train to New Delhi. The train soon becomes a combat battleground as a pair of commandos face an army of invading bandits.
- DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeaki AbeYoshiyoshi ArakawaTadanobu AsanoLord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorNick CassavetesStarsMaika MonroeNikolaj Coster-WaldauKarl GlusmanTaking matters into his own hands, Detective Bob Hightower tries to infiltrate an evil cult to save his kidnapped daughter and avenge the murder of his wife.
- DirectorCarlota PeredaStarsBelén RuedaMaia ZaitegiJosean BengoetxeaIt follows the child Emma in her journey to learn how to communicate with the spirit of a girl, Uxoa, who has been trapped in a hermitage for centuries, so she tries to persuade Carol, a skeptical medium, to help her.
- DirectorF. Javier GutiérrezStarsVíctor ClavijoRuth DíazMoisés RuizPortrays the macabre descent into hell of a man facing the consequences of a regrettable choice.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorMartino ZaidelisStarsGuillermo FrancellaPablo RagoAndrea FrigerioA commercial airplane pilot is blackmailed by his country's intelligence services to carry mysterious suitcases on his trips to Spain.
- DirectorRomain de Saint-BlanquatStarsLéonie Dahan-LamortLilith GrasmugMaxime RohartA Catholic schoolgirl is convinced tonight is her last night on Earth and decides to attend a costume party with her best friend.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorJ.A. BayonaStarsEnzo VogrincicAgustín PardellaMatías RecaltThe flight of a rugby team crashes on a glacier in the Andes. The few passengers who survive the crash find themselves in one of the world's toughest environments to survive.
- DirectorBorja de la VegaStarsPep AmbròsGeorgina AmorósBeatriz ArjonaThe story narrates the last moments of the life of Spanish actress Sandra Mozarowsky, who died in 1977 in a strange way when she was only 18 years old.
- DirectorAlan Scott NealStarsJessica BelkinTaylor KowalskiJeremy SistoA small town killing spree lands on the doorstep of a rural diner, where a young waitress must fight for her life over the course of one long night.
- DirectorPascal PlanteStarsJuliette GariépyLaurie BabinElisabeth LocasA model becomes obsessed with a high-profile murder trial.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorJessica WoodworthStarsJonas SmuldersGeraldine ChaplinJan BijvoetLuka, a young soldier craving battle, embeds himself in an isolated fort where men have been waiting in vain for ages for a mythical enemy to strike. A contemporary adaptation of Dino Buzzati's classic novel 'The Tartar Steppe'.
- DirectorReiki TsunoStarsHikari AikoAsachillAmanda B.Taka, a shiftless young man, sets off on a quest to find his brother Mune. Teaming up with a quirky new friend and an edgy, mysterious young girl along the way, Taka finds himself taking on a pack of vicious monster cats determined to execute unscrupulous pet shop owners.
- DirectorBrando De SicaStarsDomenico CuomoSara CioccaMimmo BorrelliMimì is an orphaned adolescent with malformed feet who works in a Naples pizzeria. He encounters Carmilla, a young girl who believes she is a descendent of Count Dracula, on a fateful day. They decide to leave their society together.
- DirectorMike WiluanBilly ChristianStarsAlexandra GottardoKiki NarendraSamuel PanjaitanSeeking shelter in a forgotten part of town, travelers get trapped inside a cursed motel - while its host forces them to face its darkest terrors.
- DirectorJacqueline CastelStarsBobbi Salvör MenuezAmandla StenbergHeidi von PalleskeHeather, an outcast teenage goalie, falls for newcomer Jonny, an alluring but tormented figure skater. As their relationship deepens, Heather's growing desires clash with her darkest secret, forcing her to control the animal within.
- DirectorFranck KhalfounStarsJeremy ScippioJ. John BielerMonaia AbdelrahimA woman stops at a remote gas station in the middle of the night and becomes the target of a sociopathic sniper with a secret vendetta.
- DirectorBalojiStarsMarc ZingaYves-Marina GnahouaMarcel Otete KabeyaAfter spending years in Belgium, a young Congolese man returns to his birthplace of Kinshasa to confront the intricacies of his family and culture.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorKike NarceaStarsMario MayoDiego ParísFabia CastroGabriel is a former boxer who lives in a village removed from the city with his father and his dog, Pepe. Everyone knows him by the nickname of Tarado, which he earned in his days as a boxer and, although he could still box, he prefers to lead a quiet life away from everything that led him to spend a few years in prison. For this, he has made several decisions such as leaving his longtime girlfriend, La Mónica, who was a bad influence to start from scratch. But old ghosts always come back, and Tarado will have to deal with the situation the way he knows best: fight.
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsEmma StoneMark RuffaloWillem DafoeAn account of the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter, a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Dr. Godwin Baxter.
- DirectorParis ZarcillaStarsEva-Jane WillisLeanne BestDavid HaymanAn undocumented Filipina immigrant lands a job as a care-worker for a terminal old man, securing a better life for her and her daughter. But a dark discovery threatens to destroy everything she's strived for and holds dear.
- DirectorRobert HlozStarsAndrea MohylováMatej HádekMilan OndríkSet in central Europe during 2041, a female detective investigates the case of a murdered couple where a restoration team is able to bring one of them back to life.
- DirectorWonsuk LeeStarsLee HaneeLee Sun-kyunGong MyoungA retired actress who marries an island chaebol and meets a 3-time-test-taker who lives next door.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorJean-Bernard MarlinStarsOumar MoindjieDalil AbdourahimWallenn El GharbaouiA former gang member who believes his daughter is the only one who save his community from an curse uttered by a rival gang member in his dying breath.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorJason YuStarsKim Gook HeeYoon Kyung-hoLee Sun-kyunA young, expectant wife must figure out how to stop her husband's nightmarish sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorRyoo Seung-wanStarsKim Hye-suYum Jung-ahZo In-sungAn action crime film set in the 1970s in a small, peaceful village by the sea where two women get unexpectedly caught up in a high-stakes smuggling scheme.
- DirectorChristopher MurrayStarsValentina Véliz CaileoDaniel AntiviloSebastian HülkOn the remote island of Chiloé in the late 19th century, an Indigenous girl named Rosa lives and works with her father on a farm. When the foreman brutally turns on Rosa's father, she sets out for justice, seeking help from the king of a powerful organization of sorcerers.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorRobert MorganStarsAisling FranciosiStella GonetTom YorkA stop-motion animator struggles to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorKaroline LyngbyeStarsMarie Bach HansenMikkel Boe FølsgaardMihlo OlsenThe creative couple Stine and Teit and their young son Nemo leave their urban life in Copenhagen behind in favour of an isolated forest in Sweden, where they hope to find themselves as individuals.
- DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsKim Seon-hoKang Tae-JuKim Kang-woo"The Childe" focuses on a man born to a Korean father and a Filipino mother who aspires to be a boxer. He travels back to Korea in the hopes of tracking down his father, and in the process, he gets mixed up with some bad people.
- DirectorMathieu TuriStarsSamuel Le BihanAmir El KacemJean-Hugues AngladeMiners are forced to take a professor underground with them, to take samples for his measurements. After a landslide prevents them from going back up, they discover a crypt from another time, unknowingly waking up a bloodthirsty creature.
- DirectorOrcun BehramStarsEmrah AltintoprakGizem ErdemOrhan EskinCemal drives a hearse for a living. He's entrusted with secretly carrying the body of a young girl at the request of her family. One night, he hears strange groans from the back of the truck, even though she the girl hasn't got a pulse.
- DirectorLoïc TansonStarsSophie MouselTimo WagnerJules WernerHélène returns to her native village under a new identity. Looking for revenge and, alone, she is ready to do anything to destroy the Graff family.
- DirectorFrancis GalluppiStarsJim CummingsFaizon LoveJocelin DonahueWhile stranded at a rural Arizona rest stop, a traveling salesman is thrust into a dire hostage situation by the arrival of two bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty-or cold, hard steel-to protect their bloodstained fortune.
- DirectorJenn WexlerStarsMena MassoudOlivia Scott WelchChloë LevineIt's bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can't go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a murderous gang arrives on their doorstep - just in time for Christmas.
- DirectorBarnaby ClayStarsScott HazeKate Lyn SheilAlex MontaldoA man finds himself trapped in a desert canyon with a woman living off-grid who is captive to a pack of sadistic boys.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorTimm KrögerStarsJan BülowOlivia RossHanns ZischlerThe year of 1962. A physics congress in the Alps. An Iranian guest. A mysterious pianist. A bizarre cloud formation in the sky and a booming mystery under the mountain. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING. A quantum mechanical thriller in black and white.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorMacon BlairStarsPeter DinklageKevin BaconElijah WoodA horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger.
- DirectorFederico ZampaglioneStarsLauren LaVeraClaudio Nathan BrezziYassine FadelA budding art restorer travels to a small Italian village to bring a medieval painting back to its former glory. Little does she know she is placing her life in danger from an evil curse and a monster born of myth and brutal pain.
- DirectorMagnus MartensStarsMartin StarrAmrita AchariaKiran ShahAn American family fulfills their dream of moving back after inheriting a remote cabin in the mountains of Norway.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorAmanda Nell EuStarsZafreen ZairizalDeena EzralPiqaAn 11-year-old girl who is carefree until she starts to experience horrifying physical changes to her body.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorRichard SomesStarsVin AbrenicaGerard AcaoArjo AtaydeAn ex-special forces operative suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), who -- in his bid for redemption as a security guard, attempts to save the life of a woman who is being hunted by a corrupt police death squad working for a drug cartel.
- DirectorVictor DanellStarsInez Dahl TorhaugJesper BarkseliusEva MelanderA rebellious teen placed in foster care suspects her father is not dead but has been abducted. She is determined to find out the truth with help from a UFO association.
- DirectorFrançois SimardAnouk WhissellYoann-Karl WhissellStarsTurlough ConveryBenny O. ArthurJacqueline MoréGen Z activists are violently picked off by a deranged night watchman after sneaking into an environmentally destructive big-box furniture store.Oficial Fantastic- Competición
- DirectorFrançois SimardAnouk WhissellYoann-Karl WhissellStarsAlexandre NachiDerek JohnsMegan Peta Hill-In a city infested with the living-impaired aka non-cannibal zombies - three slackers after easy money must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma.
- DirectorJohn AdamsZelda AdamsToby PoserStarsToby PoserZelda AdamsJohn AdamsTraces a family of murderous sideshow performers as it travels around the world on the dying carnival circuit.
- DirectorMarco RighiStarsJacopo Olmo AntinoriFiorenzo MattuYile Yara VianelloIn a small town in the Appennins, young and devout Antimo lives an uneventful life between the local church, the chaste dates with his girlfriend and the cowshed where he lazily works with his dad. One day, he meets Lazzaro, a simple and wild man who works as a helper in the nearby farm. Antimo sees a spark in Lazzaro and sets out to convert him. The religion he starts teaching him doesn't reflect what he learn at Sunday school though. It's a personal and heretic reading of Christianity, which leads the two on unbeaten paths, with no way back.
- DirectorJosiah AllenIndianna BellStarsBrendan RockJordan CowanElena CarapetisPatrick, a strange and lonely resident, lives in a mobile home at the back of an isolated trailer park. After a violent storm, a mysterious young woman appears at his door seeking shelter from the elements.
- DirectorYûta ShimotsuStarsKotone FurukawaA young woman navigates a discovery within her immediate family only to find much more.Oficial Fantastic- Competición