The Film and Human Rights Cycle is one of the most consolidated cultural initiatives of Amnesty International València. It is held in collaboration with the Cinema Classroom of the University of Valencia, in the Great Hall of the Cultural Center La Nau, and has been using cinema as a tool for raising awareness and debate about human rights for more than a decade.. After the screening, a discussion is usually held with experts—university professors., journalists, activists, jurists or members of NGOs—to analyze the political context, legal and social film. The public also actively participates in the debate.
PROGRAMMING:
29/09/2026
RED HANGAR
Juan Pablo Sallato. 2026. Chile, Argentina, Italia. 81 min.
Santiago de Chile, 11 September 1973. While the military coup unfolds across the country, Captain Jorge Silva, former head of Air Force Intelligence, He receives an order that will change his life forever.: transform the Aviation School, where today he teaches young cadets, in a detention and torture center.
20/10/2026
CAPHARNUM
Nadine Labaki. 2019. Lebanon. 126 min.
Zain's Journey, an intelligent and brave twelve year old boy, who survives the dangers of the city streets thanks to his ingenuity. Running away from their parents, and asserting their rights, He resorts to justice to sue them for the “crime” of having given him his life..
17/11/2026
THE YELLOW ROOF
Isabel Coixet. 2022. Spain. 94 min.
In 2018 A group of nine women filed a complaint against two of their teachers at the Lleida Theater Class for sexual abuse that occurred between the years 2001 y 2008, when they were teenagers. It was too late, The complaint arrived when the case had already prescribed and was filed.
15/12/2025
THE LAWYERS
Victoria Bruce. 2022. Of.uu. 92 min.
In the midst of growing controversy over the situation of refugees on the southern border of the United States, two brave women, Rebecca Eichler y Charlene D’Cruz, lead a bold mission: drive a bus to rescue 5000 immigrants in the heart of Mexico and provide them with legal advice.
12/01/2027
THE MINAMATA PHOTOGRAPHER
Andrew Levitas. 2021. United Kingdom. 115 min.
The war photographer, W. Eugene Smith, travels to the Japanese coastal city of Minamata with the aim of capturing with his camera the harsh reality of a population that has been devastated by mercury poisoning, result of decades of industrial negligence. There he captures images with his camera that will go around the world..
09/02/2027
TEACHERS ROOM
Ilker Catak. 2024. Germany. 98 min.
A teacher starts her first job at a secondary school. When a series of robberies occur at school and one of the students is suspected, decides to get to the bottom of the matter on his own. Will try to mediate between outraged parents, stubborn colleagues and aggressive students, but faces the unforgiving structures of the school system.
09/03/2027
PUT YOUR SOUL IN YOUR HAND AND WALK
Sepideh Farsi. 2025. Palestine, Iran, France. 113 min.
for a year, Iranian director Sepideh Farsi maintained contact with the Palestinian photojournalist from 24 Fatma Hassona years to document daily life in Gaza under the bombs, through the eyes and voice of this woman. Their numerous video calls became the skeleton of a shocking documentary.
13/04/2027
THE FLOOR
Marco Ferreri, Isidoro M. Ferry. 1959. Spain. 76 min.
Rodolfo and Petrita have been in a relationship for twelve years. To get married they need an apartment and there is no way to find it. He lives rented in Doña Martina's house, an old woman who is about to die. Some friends advise Rodolfo a heroic solution: marry the old woman and wait what little he has left to live to inherit the rent.
11/05/2027
MEET THE BARBARIANS
Julie Delpy. 2024. France. 102 min.
In a quiet Breton village the unexpected arrival of a family of Syrian refugees – instead of the Ukrainians that the neighbors expected – triggers reactions that range from forced hospitality to rejection, sharply revealing the prejudices of a community that is considered exemplary.
08/06/2027
THE BLUE CAFTAN
Maryam Touzani. 2023. France, Morocco, Spain. 118 min. VOSE
Halim has been married to Mina for a long time., with whom he runs a traditional caftan shop in the medina of Salé, one of the oldest in Morocco. The couple has always lived with a secret that Halim has learned to hide. But Mina's illness and the arrival of a young apprentice to the shop, threaten to upset that balance.
