Islands (2025 Spanish film)
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| Islands | |
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| Spanish | Islas |
| Directed by | Marina Seresesky |
| Screenplay by | Marina Seresesky |
| Produced by | Frank Ariza |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Kenneth Oribe |
| Edited by | Irene Blecua |
Production companies |
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| Distributed by | AF Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
Islands (Spanish: Islas)[1] is a 2025 Spanish drama film written and directed by Marina Seresesky. It stars Ana Belén and Manu Vega.
Cast
- Ana Belén as Amparo Lamar[5]
- Manu Vega as Toni[2]
- Eva Llorach as Britt[2]
- Jorge Usón[2]
Production
Release
The film was presented in an out-of-competition official selection slot of the 22nd Seville European Film Festival in November 2025.[6][3] Distributed by AF Pictures,[7] it was released theatrically in Spain on 27 February 2026.
Reception
Alfonso Rivera of Cineuropa wrote that the best thing about the film "lies in watching a radiant, uninhibited Ana Belén morph into a Spanish Norma Desmond, appealing – like Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire – to 'the kindness of strangers'".[3]
Javier Ocaña of El País lamented that Islands "does not go beyond a flawed good idea", while it "lacks freshness and has too much impostured density".[8]
Toni Vall of Cinemanía rated the film 4 out of 5 stars, rejoicing with the film return of Ana Belén and welcoming "more films like this, strange, imperfect, with a heartbeat."[9]
Pablo Vázquez of Fotogramas rated Islands 3 out of 5 stars, mentioning the Ana Belén's return as the best thing about the film while citing Vega's somewhat cliché character as the worst thing about it.[10]
Oti Rodríguez Marchante of ABC gave the film a 2-star rating, writing neither Seresesky's direction nor writing ever quite manage "to strike the right balance between comedy and drama".[11]