The Beloved

El ser querido
  • Rodrigo Sorogoyen
  • Spain
  • France
2026
135'

Renowned for his rich cinematic career as much as for a past checkered with violence and vice, legendary film director Esteban Martínez – played with brilliance by Javier Bardem – offers his daughter Emilia (Victoria Luengo – The Room Next Door, ZFF 2024) a role in his new film, on the pretext of assisting her stagnating acting career. But life together on the film set will force them to reopen old wounds. Premiering at Cannes, Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s new film The Beloved is a discerning and intense psychological study of a laboured father-daughter confrontation that fiercely rejects romanticised notions about artistic creation. ZFF has previously screened four of Sorogoyen’s films, namely The Beasts, Mother, The Realm and May God Save Us.

Language: ES
Subtitles: HR, EN

Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Madrid, 1981) is one of the most significant contemporary Spanish filmmakers. He began his career writing for television series. He has directed numerous films, the most notable of which are the Oscar-nominated short Madre (2017) and the features Mother (ZFF 2020), The Realm (ZFF 2019; Goya Awards – Best Director, Best Original Screenplay), May God Save Us (ZFF 2017; San Sebastián – Jury Prize for Best Screenplay) and Stockholm (2013). The Beloved (2026) is his latest film, co-written with Isabel Peña.

Film information

Director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen

Screenplay: Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Isabel Peña

Cast: Javier Bardem, Victoria Luengo, Raúl Arévalo, Marina Foïs, Melina Matthews

Director of photography: Álex de Pablo

Editing: Alberto Del Campo

Producer: Nacho Lavilla, Eduardo Villanueva, Eduardo Villanueva, Clara Lago, Nacho Lavilla, Javier Bardem

Production: Caballo Films, Movistar Plus, Le Pacte

Festivals and awards: Cannes Film Festival 2026; Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2026; Sarajevo Film Festival 2026; Toronto International Film Festival 2026; Zagreb Film Festival 2026

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