70th Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain

Spain, October 24 - November 1 2025

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The jury

Giuseppe Sedia (Italy), Loreta Gandolfi (UK), Elsa Tébar (Spain)

Awarded films

Two Prosecutors by Sergei Loznitsa
(France, Germany, Netherlands, Latvia, Romania, Lithuania, 2025, 118 min)

Reports

A seminal work of contemporary film and political memory by Elsa Tébar
When Rain Meets Rivers of Cinema by Giuseppe Sedia

Motivation:

Two Prosecutors stands out as a rigorous statement about the delusion of believing in justice. Bureaucracy has been enabling the systematic annihilation of freedom. Sergei Loznitsa’s mise en scène, cinematography and editing create an oppressive atmosphere where the state prison and state office feed each other in an endless loop.