Strange River

Venice 2025
Official Selection
San Sebastian 2025
Official Selection
Best Mediterranean Film
Venice 2025
Bisato d’Oro
Best Artistic Contribution
Busan 2025
Flash Forward
Competition
Chicago 2025
New Directors
Competition

Strange River

A Film by Jaume Claret Muxart

2025 - Spain/Germany - Drama - 105 min.

with Jan Monter , Nausicaa Bonnín , Francesco Wenz , Jordi Oriol , Bernat Solé & Roc Colell

Original Title: Estrany Riu

Languages: Catalan , German , English

Sixteen-year-old Dídac and his family are spending the summer holidays on a bicycle trip along the Danube. An unexpected encounter with a boy changes the course of the journey, with his enigmatic presence awakening new feelings in Dídac and disrupting his relationship with his family.

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Venice 2025
Official Selection
San Sebastian 2025
Official Selection
Best Mediterranean Film
Venice 2025
Bisato d’Oro
Best Artistic Contribution
Busan 2025
Flash Forward
Competition
Chicago 2025
New Directors
Competition
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