Andrei'sFilm Corner

A film diary by Andrei Contreras

The films that stayed with me.

Notes on new releases, festivals and the films worth waiting for.

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Four Films That Stayed with Me in September 2026

September brought the first German releases of some films from this year's Cannes Film Festival, including one of my favourites from the Official Selection. Other films had already appeared at festivals such as Toronto or San Sebastián last year and took some time to arrive in German cinemas, but they were worth the wait.

Films
Vaterland · Bad Apples · Jim Queen · Maspalomas
Date
Oct 11, 2026
Reading
10 min
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