The Currents (film)
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| Spanish | Las corrientes |
| Directed by | Milagros Mumenthaler |
| Written by | Milagros Mumenthaler |
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| Cinematography | Gabriel Sandru |
| Edited by | Gion-Reto Killias |
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| Distributed by | Cinetren |
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| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $73,150[1][2] |
The Currents (Spanish: Las corrientes) is a 2025 psychological drama film written and directed by Milagros Mumenthaler starring Isabel Aimé González Sola. It is a Swiss-Argentine co-production.
Plot
The plot tracks the plight of stylist Lina, who returns to Argentina from Switzerland on a sudden urge.[3]
Cast
Production
The Currents is a Swiss-Argentine co-production by Alina Film and Ruda Cine.[4]
Release
Paris-based outfit Luxbox acquired international sales rights on the film ahead of its premiere.[6] The Currents had its world premiere in the Platform section of the 50th Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025.[4] For its European premiere,[7] it was presented on 23 September 2025 in the official selection of the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival.[8] Its festival run also included selections for screenings at the 63rd New York Film Festival (for its U.S. premiere)[9] and the 61st Chicago International Film Festival.[10]
The film was sold in France (to Dulac Distribution).[11]
It is expected to be released theatrically in Argentina on 13 November 2025 by Cinetren.[12][13]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 97% of 30 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.4/10.[14] On Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, the film holds a score of 79/100 based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[15]
Jon Frosch of The Hollywood Reporter deemed the film to be "a lush, hypnotic character study".[16]
Guy Lodge of Variety wrote that the film is "elevated by its meticulous, silkily textured formal construction".[5]
William Repass of Slant Magazine rated the film out of 4 stars, assessing that the picture offers a "view of mental illness as a sensitivity not wholly pathological, but rather capable of reframing and refreshing the world".[17]
Olivia Popp of Cineuropa singled out the film's "dedication to emphasising, in an unexpected way, how generational trauma manifests itself" as its strongest thematic throughline.[4]
Philipp Engel of Cinemanía rated the "monumenthaler" film 5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "neither concrete nor elusive, neither abstract nor classical, but purely cinematic, outside of time and almost outside of space".[18]
Accolades
| Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival | 19 July 2026 | Golden Apricot | The Currents | Won | [19] |
See also
References
- ↑ "The Currents (2026)". The Numbers. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "The Currents (2026)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Lodderhose, Diana (5 September 2025). "'The Currents': Watch Trailer From Milagros Mumenthaler's TIFF & San Sebastian Competition Title". Deadline Hollywood.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Popp, Olivia (11 September 2025). "Review: The Currents". Cineuropa.
- 1 2 3 4 Lodge, Guy (26 September 2025). "'The Currents' Review: An Elegant, Elusive Argentine Character Study That Doesn't Mind Leaving Its Audience Adrift". Variety.
- ↑ Sales Ross, Rafa (22 July 2025). "Luxbox Acquires Milagros Mumenthaler's Toronto Platform Competition Title 'The Currents' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ↑ Montesoro, Julia (29 September 2025). "Milagros Mumenthaler, premiada en el Festival de San Sebastián por «Las corrientes»: «Me gusta desarrollar los personajes por lo que ocultan en su interior»". GPS Audiovisual.
- ↑ "La argentina Milagros Mumenthaler habla de salud mental y apariencias en 'Las corrientes'". swissinfo.ch. 23 September 2025.
- ↑ "Martel, Mendonça Filho, and Mumenthaler Join New York Film Festival's 2025 Main Slate". Cinema Tropical.
- ↑ Kay, Jeremy (10 September 2025). "'Sound Of Falling', 'Sirât', 'La Grazia' among Chicago international competition picks". ScreenDaily.
- ↑ De La Fuente, Anna Marie (25 August 2025). "Dulac Distribution Nabs French Rights to Toronto, San Sebastián Competition Title 'The Currents' From Luxbox Films (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ↑ ""Las corrientes" tendrá su estreno mundial en Toronto y luego competirá en San Sebastián". Infobae. 4 September 2025.
- ↑ Lavizzari, Agustina (5 September 2025). ""Las corrientes", el film protagonizado por la mendocina Isabel Aimé González Solá, se estrenará en el Festival de Toronto". Diario Mendoza.
- ↑ "The Currents". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ "The Currents Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
- ↑ Frosch, Jon. "'The Currents' Review: A Woman Who Has Everything Comes Undone in a Lusciously Crafted Argentinian Spellbinder". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ↑ Repass, William (23 September 2025). "'The Currents' Review: Milagros Mumenthaler's Mesmerizing Portrait of Estrangement". Slant Magazine.
- ↑ Engel, Philipp (7 July 2026). "Crítica de 'Las corrientes', de Milagros Mumenthaler: una película atmosférica, onírica y psicoanalítica". Cinemanía (in European Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2026 – via 20minutos.es.
- ↑ Petkova, Savina (20 July 2026). "The Currents and Dry Leaf win big at the 23rd Golden Apricot International Film Festival". Cineuropa. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
External links
- The Currents at IMDb