SPA26 Breaking Walls

SPA26 Breaking Walls

SPA26 Breaking Walls

Los aitas

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

A tender dramedy from director/co-writer Borja Cobeaga (Spanish Affair), Breaking Walls is a comical and heartwarming road movie starring Juan Diego Botto (The Room Next Door), Quim Gutiérrez, and Ramón Barea (Lullaby).

1989, on the outskirts of Bilbao. A children’s rhythmic gymnastics team has the chance to compete in a tournament in Berlin, and with the girls’ mothers unable to take time off work, it falls on their fathers to reluctantly chaperone them on the trip. However, there is one problem: these dads have little experience or enthusiasm for the sport, let alone much interest in their daughters.

The families have all been hit hard by the loss of industrial factory jobs and must re-think their roles as parents, made all the more apparent as they head to Berlin amidst a time of historic change. During this long and emotional bus journey from Bilbao to Berlin, the fathers question their roles as parents and joyously rediscover the bond they share with their daughters.

“An immaculate cast that nails it in this little gem that entertains, excites, and reminds us that there are journeys that change us.” - Fotogramas

OFFICIAL SELECTION – Málaga Film Festival 2025

NOMINEE - Best Screenplay: Comedy, ALMA Awards 2026

Spain, Belgium

Rating: CTC
Runtime: 89 mins

Spanish with English subtitles

Session Times

Eastend Cinemas
Thu, Jun 18:

Prospect Cinemas
Fri, Jun 19:

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