Good Valley Stories
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| Spanish | Historias del buen valle |
| Directed by | José Luis Guerin |
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| Cinematography | Alicia Almiñana |
| Edited by | José Luis Guerin |
| Music by | Anahit Simonian |
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| Distributed by | Wanda Visión |
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Good Valley Stories (Spanish: Historias del buen valle) is a 2025 documentary film directed by José Luis Guerin.
Subject
The documentary depicts instances of daily life in the Barcelona neighborhood of Vallbona, isolated by the Besòs river, a road, a channel, and a commuter railway.[1]
Production
The film is a Spanish-French co-production by Los Ilusos Films and Perspective Films.[2] The inception of the film concerns a commission by the MACBA to shoot an exhibition project about disadvantaged people in Barcelona.[3]
Release
Good Valley Stories was presented at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival on 25 September 2025, in competition for the Golden Shell.[4] Distributed by Wanda Visión,[2] it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 6 February 2026.
Reception
Jonathan Romney of ScreenDaily concluded his review stating that Guerin "doesn't romanticise its subject, and certainly shows the harsher aspects of how it must be to live in Vallbona – but does so vividly, with fascination, affection and respect".[5]
Manuel J. Lombardo of Diario de Sevilla gave the film a 5-star rating, celebrating in style how, with the film, "cinema once again achieves that small miracle of exploration, recognition and empathy".[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Belinchón, Gregorio. "José Luis Guerin vuelve a lo grande con 'Historias del buen valle', un documental con alma de wéstern crepuscular". El País.
- 1 2 Rivera, Alfonso (17 July 2025). "José Luis Guerin to premiere Good Valley Stories at San Sebastián". Cineuropa.
- ↑ "Guerín aborda "la ambición de la universalidad" a partir de lo "pequeñito" en 'Historias del buen valle'". Europa Press. 25 September 2025.
- ↑ Luna, Alfons (25 September 2025). "Colin Farrell deslumbra en San Sebastián con su personaje de un ludópata perdido en Macao". Infobae.
- ↑ Romney, Jonathan (25 September 2025). "'Good Valley Stories' review: José Luis Guerín documents life in Barcelona's Vallbona district". ScreenDaily.
- ↑ Lombardo, Manuel J. (30 May 2026). "Memoria de un barrio, resonancia del mundo". Diario de Sevilla (in European Spanish). Grupo Joly. Retrieved 30 May 2026.