Iván & Hadoum

A worker in a greenhouse of the province of Almería, trans man Iván, falls for Moroccan-Spanish co-worker Hadoum, but a promotion upends their relationship.^[1][2]

• Silver Chicón as Iván^[3]
• Herminia Loh as Hadoum^[3]

The project won the €20,000 Eurimages Co-Production Development Award at the 2023 Berlinale Co-Production Market.^[3] The film, de la Rosa's directorial debut feature, is a Spanish-German-Belgian co-production by Avalon (Stefan Schmitz and Emilia Fort), Pecado Films (Jose Alba and Odile Antonio-Baez), Vayolet (Carlotta Schiavon) and Iván & Hadoum AIE alongside Port au Prince (Roshanak Khodabakhsh and Jan Krüger) and Saga Film (Flavia Biurrun and Hubert Toint).^[4] It also received backing from RTVE, Canal Sur, Movistar Plus+, ZDF/ARTE, BNP Paribas Fortis Film Finance, ICAA, Junta de Andalucía, ICEC, Creative Europe MEDIA, Eurimages, and ICO.^[4]

Shooting locations in the province of Almería included the neighborhood of Barranquete (Níjar).^[5] In July 2025, filming was reported to have already wrapped.^[2]

Avalon secured Spanish distribution rights.^[6] Paris-based Indie Sales acquired sales rights to the film ahead of the European Film Market.^[7]

The film had its world premiere in the 'Panorama' section of the 76th Berlin International Film Festival on 13 February 2026.^[8] For its Spanish premiere, it was programmed in the official selection of the 29th Málaga Film Festival.^[9] It was also programmed at the 41st Guadalajara International Film Festival as en entry eligible for the Maguey Award,^[10] and in the 'Love' strand of the 70th BFI London Film Festival.^[11] It is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 12 June 2026.^[12]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 10 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.2/10.^[13]

Nikki Baughan of ScreenDaily declared the film "a fresh and intriguing new entry into the LGBTQ+ space".^[14]

Martin Kudláč of Cineuropa wrote that the film "brings together elements of the romance genre and social drama in a measured register that resists toppling into overt melodrama".^[15]

John Lynn of International Cinephile Society rated the film 3½ out of 5 stars, assessing that rather than about the suffering of its characters, the film is "about hope and a world in which all people can love and be loved without having society's preconceived notions win out".^[16]

Gloria Pintueles of La Voz de Asturias determined the film to be a "suggestive and honest exploration of the conditions under which love is possible today".^[17]

Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla gave the film a 3-star rating, writing that it displays "the merit of not offering many explanations or passing judgment on its somewhat elusive and at times unlikable or contradictory characters", going all in on the potential of a mutual attraction "portrayed with as much (physical) honesty as delicacy".^[18]

Elsa Fernández-Santos of El País wrote that the film "navigates between two tensions—gender and class—while avoiding many clichés", with the distancing from stereotypes turning to be one of the film's strengths.^[19]

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