Viva Carmen
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1845, Seville, a pulsating town of sailors and small-time crooks. Teenage Salvador, assistant to the gifted knife grinder Antonio, encounters a captivating young gypsy woman, Carmen. Her stunning beauty and independent spirit set the town abuzz, but Antonio's mystical ability to glimpse the future in sharpened blades foretells a tragic fate for Carmen at the hands of a soldier, José. With unwavering resolve, Salvador musters an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to challenge the unyielding threads of destiny and protect Carmen from inevitable doom.
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Cast
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Camélia Jordana
Carmen
Known for
Le Brio
Love Affair(s)
Milo Machado-Graner
Salva
Known for
Anatomy of a Fall
Once Upon My Mother
Soumaye Bocoum
Belén
Known for
Haute Couture
Just to Be Sure
Carl Malapa
José
Known for
Mortel
One Trillion Dollars
Fehdi Bendjima
L’otrac
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Sébastien Laudenbach Director · Santiago Otheguy Screenplay
United States release October 18, 2026 · Produced in Finland, France, Spain · Production Pikkukala, La Garde Montante Films
Production
Folivari
Production
Pikkukala
Production
La Garde Montante Films
Production
Pikkukala Barcelona
Production
Finland · France · Spain
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Languages
Original title
Carmen, l'oiseau rebelle
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 18, 2026
Premiere · Cannes Directors' Fortnight
United States · October 18, 2026
Premiere · Animation Is Film Festival
France · December 16, 2026
Theatrical
United States
October 24, 2026 · Premiere · Refocus Film Festival
Argentina
November 8, 2026 · Premiere · Mar del Plata International Film Festival
Australia
August 14, 2026 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
China
November 20, 2026 · Premiere · Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Czechia
July 3, 2026 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
France
June 22, 2026 · Premiere · Annecy International Animation Film Festival
June 29, 2026 · Premiere · La Rochelle International Film Festival
October 17, 2026 · Premiere · Plans Séquences: Cassis French Film Festival
Greece
October 3, 2026 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
November 28, 2026 · Premiere · Hong Kong French Film Festival
South Korea
October 9, 2026 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Switzerland
August 14, 2026 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
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