66th THESSALONIKI INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
31 OCTOBER → 9 NOVEMBER 2025
International Competition

Spain-France 2014 127 DCP Color
A sick girl, a desperate father, a woman who loses herself and a man who is released from prison. The paths that bring these characters together in this film by Carlos Vermut cannot be traced at first glance. However, as the film unfolds and through the use of a skilful narrative, they come together to create a compelling parable about how people feel and how people live. Magical Girl unravels a story which develops with a special sense of psychological and cinematic suspense; which flirts with the comic and the grotesque, but still lets you peak under its surface, through the narrow crevices of his characters, to something you can recognize.
Awards
“Golden Seashell” for Best Film, “Silver Seashell” for Best Director – San Sebastian IFF 2014