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Browse 27 movies from Kowalski Films
Having fought in the First Carlist War, Martin returns to his family farm in Gipuzkoa only to find that his younger brother, Joaquín, towers over him in height. Convinced that everyone will want to pay to see the tallest man on Earth, the siblings set out on a long trip all over Europe, during which ambition, money and fame will forever change the family’s fate. A story based on true events.
Oct 2017
During the final throes of the last Carlist war, a little girl is rescued from an orphanage by a mysterious woman who lives deep inside the forest.
Dec 2020
Morir revolves around the couple Luis and Marta, whose lives are paralyzed by the outbreak of a disease that is accompanied by guilt, lies and fear, testing the stability and love between them.
Eva and Fabián are twin siblings about to reach adulthood. One summer night, they become involved in a tragic accident. However, their lives and specific circumstances are opaque, and only the two siblings and Mabel, their mother, seem to know them.
Nov 2025
After a tragic turn of events at the new home he's fixing up, Daniel hears a ghostly plea for help, spurring him to seek out a famous paranormal expert.
Jul 2020
The first work from Fernando Franco revolves around Ana, a 30 year old ambulance driver. Though good at her job, Ana has problems relating in her personal life. She doesn't know it, but she suffers from a condition known by psychiatrists as Borderline Personality Disorder. The situation pushes her to outbreaks of self-destructive behaviour, alcohol abuse and self-harm. Ana is incapable of getting what she wants most: to be happy.
Oct 2013
Toñi, an eccentric grandmother, gets by between failed businesses and a carefree attitude. Her daughter Daniela, a stressed executive and single mom, wants to keep her away.
Jan 2026
Antonio and Estrella are diving siblings. He works in maritime works, she studies underwater life and assists him. Its precarious economy could improve after finding cocaine hidden in the hull of a ship anchored in Huelva.
Oct 2025
French Basque Country, year 1609. The men of a small fishing village have gone to sea. Judge Rostegui, who has been charged by the king with ridding the country of the devil's wiles, arrests Ana and her friends and accuses them of witchcraft.
Oct 2020
Rafael, a Seville citizen who has never left the Spanish region of Andalucia, decides to leave his homeland to follow Amaia, a Basque girl unlike other women he has known.
Mar 2014
Sep 2026
In the year 2000, Maixabel Lasa’s husband, Juan Maria Jauregi, was killed by ETA. Eleven years later, she receives an incredible request: one of the men who killed Juan wants to meet with her in the Nanclares de la Oca prison in Araba (Spain), where he is serving his sentence after breaking ties with the terrorist group. Despite her reservations and her immense pain, Maixabel Lasa agrees to meet face to face with those who ended the life of the person who had been her companion since she was 16 years old. ‘Everyone deserves a second chance’, she said, when asked why she was willing to confront the man who killed her husband.
Sep 2021
A family of five living in 50 square meters without air conditioning on a scorching summer day decides that perhaps the best option is to stay overnight in the empty 'mansion' where the father works as a gardener.
Apr 2025
It seems simple: an egg + sperm = one embryo. But if your sperm is "few, vague and abnormal" and your woman is premenopausal at age 37, things start to get complicated.
Jan 2016
Jara, Alex and Miranda are three girls coming of age who grew up in a juvenile detention centre, with no knowledge of unconditional love. Jara’s birthday is coming up and the three of them want to celebrate by going to the concert of their favourite performer, but they can’t afford the tickets. So, they meet up with an older girl and former resident of the centre who offers them an indecent proposal. But before they know it, they find themselves sliding deeper into the underbelly of Mallorca.
Nov 2024
Naughty brothers Zip and Zap finds themselves in a home for lost children that might just be haunted. Will they ever escape?
Jul 2016
The story of a mother who does not want to die and a pair of ruinous children who only think about inheriting.
Oct 2023
Pilar and Manuel are getting ready for what should be a night of celebration and glamour. It should. But they take too long sweeping their relationship under the red carpet...
Sep 2010
Mischevious twins Zip and Zap are placed in Esperanza, a school where games are prohibited. There, they found the Club of Marble, a resistance to challenge authority. Thanks to intelligence, courage, and unwavering faith in friendship, Zip, Zap and the club will discover a mysterious secret hidden deep in the school and live the most exciting adventure of their lives.
When Amador Coro gets out of prison for having provoked a fire, nobody is waiting for him. He returns to his home town, a small village hidden in the mountains of rural Galicia, to live with his elder mother, Benedicta, and three cows. Life goes on calmly, following the rhythm of the nature. Until the night when a fire devastates the region.
Sep 2019