Sleepless City

The life of 13-year-old Toni is shattered after his family is given an eviction notice and he learns that his friend Said is leaving La Cañada for good. == Cast ==

• • Bilal Sedraoui • Jesús Fernández Silva • Luis Bertolo == Production ==

Sleepless City was produced by Sintagma Films (Marina García López), Buenapinta Media (Marisa Fernández Armenteros), Encanta Films (Manuel Calvo), Bteam Prods (Álex Lafuente), Les Valseurs (Damien Megherbi and Justin Pechberty), and Les Films des Tournelles (Anne-Dominique Toussaint). Rui Poças worked as cinematographer. The film was shot in Cañada Real. == Release ==

The film had its world premiere at the Critics' Week section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2025. It was also programmed at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival and the 70th Valladolid International Film Festival. Distributed by Pan Distribution, it was released theatrically in France on 3 September 2025. Sleepless City received a screening in an outdoor cinema set up in the sector 6 of the Cañada Real on 11 October 2025. BTeam Pictures is set to release the film in Spanish theatres on 21 November 2025. == Reception ==

Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily described the film as "vibrant, melancholy and immersive", otherwise carrying "a universal message about loss, resilience and hope that deserves to open eyes further affield". Adam Solomons of IndieWire gave Sleepless City a 'B+' rating deeming it to be "an excellent film" while also declaring Toni and Chule's relationship "a provocative insight into an ideological schism at the heart of a community". The film won the Golden Punt Jury award at the 2025 Cambridge Film Festival. == Accolades ==