{"id":62942,"date":"2025-07-29T15:03:43","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T15:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riff.is\/?p=62942"},"modified":"2025-07-29T17:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:42:28","slug":"fyrstu-10-omissandi-myndirnar-a-riff-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/fyrstu-10-omissandi-myndirnar-a-riff-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The First 10 \nUnmissable Titles at RIFF 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Reykjav\u00edk International Film Festival returns in September 2025 with an electrifying slate of premieres destined to captivate audiences and \ncritics alike. Our first ten screening titles from the 2025 edition promise a compelling snapshot of cinema\u2019s future: daring debuts, visionary auteurs, \nand unforgettable storytelling from every corner of the globe. From pulse-pounding thrillers to poetic documentaries, the festival\u2019s glimpse into this \nyear\u2019s lineup showcases the diversity and innovation that define RIFF\u2019s spirit.<\/p>\n


Stay tuned as we reveal these must-see films\u2014each set to spark conversation, inspire wonder, and ignite Reykjav\u00edk\u2019s vibrant cultural scene this autumn.<\/p>\n

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Sorry, Baby - Eva Victor<\/h3>

Eva Victor\u2019s acclaimed and darkly comic drama about Agnes, a young professor in rural Massachusetts, navigating the aftermath of a sexual assault. Told in nonlinear chapters, the film weaves humor, resilience, and emotional nuance into a powerful portrait of trauma, friendship, and healing.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Blue Trail - Gabriel Mascaro<\/h3>

Gabriel Mascaro\u2019s swooning ode to ageing in style takes us on a trip\u2014in more ways than one\u2014through the Amazon river, its dreamy narrative following 77-year-old Teca rebelling against a Brazilian government that would rather forget her. Shot with vivid visual flair and a sense of abandon, this is an empowering, reinvigorating tale of finding freedom against all odds.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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All That\u2019s Left of You - Cherien Dabis<\/h3>

Cherien Dabi\u2019s scintillating decade-spanning epic tells the story of a Palestinian couple that finds hope and courage in the midst of a relentless struggle, as they face an extraordinary life decision centered around a West Bank protest that will change their family\u2019s destiny.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Queens of the Dead - Tina Romero<\/h3>

More than 50 years after George A. Romero released his seminal masterpiece The Night of the Living Dead, his daughter Tina Romero brings us Queens of the Dead \u2014 a riotous horror-comedy in which Brooklyn drag queens and club kids fend off a zombie apocalypse with heels, glitter, and guts.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sir\u00e2t - \u00d3liver Laxe<\/h3>

A young woman vanishes at a rave in southern Morocco. Luis, her father, and Esteban, her brother, journey into the desert in search. A sensory, minimalist road movie blending trance rhythms with grief, found family bonds, and a spiritual trek across stark, inhospitable terrain.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Eleanor the Great - Scarlett Johansson<\/h3>

Scarlett Johansson\u2019s directorial debut follows 94 year old Eleanor Morgenstein after her lifelong friend\u2019s death. She moves to New York and, by accident, joins a Holocaust survivors\u2019 support group\u2014sharing her late friend\u2019s story and forging an unlikely bond with a young journalism student.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Late Shift - Petra Volpe<\/h3>

Floria, a dedicated nurse navigates an understaffed Swiss surgical ward during an intense late shift. As pressure mounts, a critical error sparks a nerve-racking, race-against-time drama\u2014an empathetic tribute to healthcare workers under strain.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Teenage Life Interrupted - \u00c5se Svenheim Drivenes<\/h3>

In this stirring portrait of stunted youth, two doctors at the University Hospital in Troms\u00f8, Norway, endeavour to treat young people with undiagnosable illnesses. What follows is an impassioned, considered examination of how we can reckon with the unknowable, and what role these teenagers have in a society that struggles to understand them.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Mastermind - Kelly Reichardt<\/h3>

Suburban family man J.B. Mooney, a struggling carpentry dad in 1970s Massachusetts, plans a daring art heist from his local museum. But his amateur approach leads to unraveling consequences\u2014quietly gripping in Reichardt\u2019s understated, character driven style.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Magic Farm - Amalia Ulman<\/h3>

Amalia Ulman applies a daring off-kilter sensibility and scathing wit to her hilarious second feature film, starring Chlo\u00eb Sevigny. A satirical farce where an edgy media company\u2019s Argentina-bound film crew results in them arriving in the wrong country in search of a story. What follows is a comedy of errors, mishaps, and unexpected connections.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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RIFF 2025 takes place in Reykjav\u00edk from <\/span>September 25th to October 5th<\/b> , and we can\u2019t wait to welcome filmmakers and audiences from around the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Festival passes, discount cards (Super 8, U30 Youth Pass), and single tickets are available, offering flexible options for every kind of festival-goer.
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Reykjav\u00edk International Film Festival sn\u00fdr aftur \u00ed september 2025 me\u00f0 spennandi \u00farval frums\u00fdninga sem mun hr\u00edfa b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1horfendur og heilla gagnr\u00fdnendur. Fyrstu t\u00edu myndirnar sem n\u00fa eru kynntar gefa sterka […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":940,"featured_media":62959,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/940"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62942"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62978,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62942\/revisions\/62978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/riff.is\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}