Love story with a difference kicks off San Sebastian Film Festival

For the Spanish-speaking world, it is known as THE big celebration of cinema. The 65th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival has got underway in northern Spain. The paparazzi were out in force for veternan German director Wim Wenders and actress Alicia Vikander who stars in the festival’s opening film, ‘Submergence’, She plays Danielle, working on a deep sea diving project about the origins of life on earth GOOD MORNING She falls in love with James who works for the British Secret Service and is taken hostage by jihadist fighters. He is played by James McAvoy. Not your average love story. 44-1.10 SOT “But this two things are the two sides of our contemporary lives. We are destroying the planet at the same time we experiencing violence like we haven’t experience ever before as humanity, so these are two subjets that might be look far away but because this two people love each other because of the passion they have for what they do, they became one story.” Our correspondent in San Sebastian says The main plots of the two protagonists take a back seat to allow Wim Wenders to put forward his particular perspective on solitude and absence, Submergence will be one of 18 films competing before a jury led by actor John Malkovich.” The San Sebastian Film Festival continues until September 30.