Film archive, 2026

Flies

Moscas

Director Fernando Eimbcke

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Olga lives a strictly regulated life without attachments in a vast apartment block. When out of financial necessity she rents a room in her apartment to a man who also sneaks-in his nine-year-old son, an unlikely bond forms. Her carefully controlled world begins to shift, and their lives become intertwined against her will.

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Film details

Director: Fernando Eimbcke
Country/Region: Mexico
Year: 2026
Length: 101min
Original language: Spanish
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Director

Fernando Eimbcke

Born in Mexico City in 1970 and educated at UNAM, Fernando Eimbcke made his feature debut with Duck Season, which premiered at Cannes in 2004. Lake Tahoe premiered at Berlinale 2008, winning the FIPRESCI Prize and the Silver Bear Jury Prize. Club Sandwich premiered at TIFF and won San Sebastián's Golden Shell. Olmo premiered at Berlinale. Flies is his fifth feature.

From Tokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39

Credits

Director: Fernando Eimbcke
Producer: Fernando Eimbcke, Eréndira NÚÑEZ LARIOS, Michel FRANCO
Screenplay: Fernando Eimbcke, Vanesa Garnica
Editing: Fernando Eimbcke
Cinematography: María Secco
Cast: Teresita Sánchez, Bastian Escobar, Hugo Ramírez

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FliesTokyo International Film Festival 2026, No. 39World Focus: 23rd Latin Beat Film Festival in TIFF

Festival history1

东京国际电影节, 2026World Focus: 23rd Latin Beat Film Festival in TIFF, Official selection

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