Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival 2025

The 44th edition of the “Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival,” Minnesota’s largest annual film event, features four Spanish feature films this year.

MSPIFF44 presents a lineup of more than 200 films from around the world, along with parties, panels, visiting filmmakers, and special guests. This edition features four Spanish or Spanish co-production films:

Undercover

• On Monday, April 7 at 7:15 pm. Buy tickets.
• On Saturday, April 12th at 9:45 pm. Buy tickets.
• Directed by Arantxa Echevarría, Spain, 2024, 118 minutes.
• Original title: La Infiltrada.
• In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Aranzazu Berradre Marín has a secret: she is a police officer. She is the only one capable of infiltrating the Spanish terrorist group ETA. Using a false identity, Marín goes deep undercover, confusing her enemies and impressing her fellow officers. Arantxa Echevarría’s thriller is based on a true story and won the Goya Award for Best Film. Taking place over eight years, Undercover follows Marín as she gradually infiltrates ETA, one of the most brutal terrorist organizations in the world, responsible for the deaths of hundreds. While confronting sexism within her own ranks, Marín delves deep into ETA, aiming to dismantle the organization. Undercover is the highest-grossing Spanish film directed by a woman.

The Exiles

• On Sunday, April 6 at 7:20 pm. Buy tickets.
• On Wednesday, April 9 at 4:10 pm. Buy tickets.
• Directed by Belén Funes, Spain and Chile, 2024, 110 minutes.
• Original title: Los tortuga.
• In Spanish and Catalan with English subtitles. Watch trailer

Delia is a Chilean immigrant in Spain, whose sudden loss of her husband, Julian, has left her alone to raise her teenage daughter. When they face eviction, mother and daughter find themselves on different paths, in Belén Funes’ sophomore feature about the contours of identity, loss and love. Since her husband’s death, Delia has been driving a taxi for hours in Barcelona. This exhausting and demeaning job helps her manage her grief. Her daughter, Anabel, is in college and carving out her own path. The story centers around Julian’s family’s olive grove in the countryside, a place where Delia now feels alienated, while Anabel is rediscovering a sense of connection.

The Wailing

• On Thursday, April 3 at 9:45 pm. Buy tickets.
• On Friday, April 11 at 10 pm. Buy tickets.
• Directed by Pedro Martín-Calero, Spain, France and Argentina, 2024, 107 minutes.
• In Spanish and French with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Something haunts Andrea, but no one, not even she, knows what it is. Twenty years ago, ten thousand kilometers away, the same presence terrorized Marie. Camila was the only person who understood what was happening to her, but no one believed them. As they confront this oppressive threat, all three hear the same sound: a wailing.

Kill The Jockey

• On Tuesday, April 8 at 7:20 pm. Buy tickets.
• On Saturday, April 12 at 7 pm. Buy tickets.
• Directed by Luis Ortega, Argentina, Mexico, Spain, Denmark and USA, 2024, 96 minutes.
• Original title: El Jockey.
• In Spanish with English subtitles. Watch trailer.

Remo (Nahuel Pérez Biscayart) is a star jockey, and his lover, Abril (Ursula Corberó), is also in the same profession. After suffering an accident, Remo goes on the run, and Abril must find him before a ruthless gangster does. Once at the peak of his career, Remo is an ambitious jockey whose excessive appetites are jeopardizing his future. Abril, an up-and-coming racer, is more focused, but her love for Remo complicates her life. On the most important race day of Remo’s career, he suffers a serious accident and flees into the underground of Buenos Aires, hoping to escape from mob enforcers. Free from his former identity, he begins to discover who he is truly meant to be. Luis Ortega’s noir offers a dreamlike exploration of love, identity, mysticism, and violence.