SAINTS
by Mikel Gurrea
Spain, Italy, 2026, 104’
With Victoria Luengo starring in Pedro Almodóvar's latest film "Bitter Christmas" and playing opposite Javier Bardem in "The Beloved" (Cannes Competition 2026)
Lali is back in Barcelona, pulled between caring for her mother and joining a gang of thieves who steal from churches for a living, she will find her truth along the way
Lali is a drifter and a thief, pulled back to Barcelona to face and care for her estranged mother Gloria. Always on the verge of running away, she crosses paths with Rosario, the charismatic leader of a gang that steals religious artefacts. What
starts as a quick payday turns into something deeper, as Lali forms an unexpected bond with Rosario and her community. But as Gloria slips further away and the heists grow more audacious, Lali will have to decide where she truly belongs.
Festivals
San Sebastian International Film Festival – Official Selection
Bogota IFF 2026
Chicago IFF 2026
Cast & Crew
Victoria Luengo, Ariadna Gil, Eulàlia Ramon
Production companies: Nocturna Pictures, Lastor Media, Deliris Films, Kino Produzioni
Producers: Laura Rubirola Sala, Tono Folguera, Ariadna Dot
Coproducers: Giovanni Pompili, Lara Costa Calzado
Mikel Gurrea
Born in Donostia, Mikel is a Barcelona-based writer-director. After studying at the London Film School, his shorts Foxes (2015) and Heltzear (2021) screened at Venice, San Sebastian and Montreal. His debut feature Suro (2022) won the FIPRESCI Prize at San Sebastian and earned Spanish Academy Award nominations for Best New Director and Best Actress (Victoria Luengo). Reunited for his second feature, Sants is a Spain-Italy co-production developed at TFL, MFI and the Catalan Film Academy Residency.
