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Satisfaction Explores Love and Tension at Film Festivals

3/7/2026

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Satisfaction, directed by Alex Burunova, premiered at SXSW and debuts in the U.K. at Glasgow Film Festival on March 7-8, exploring self-erasure.
Emma Laird, the actress, stars as Lola, alongside Fionn Whitehead, the actor, as Philip, in a Greek-holiday relationship.
Tensions rise when Elena, played by Zar Amir, enters their lives.
After Glasgow, the film will screen at BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival and Manchester Film Festival in March.

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Story summary

Satisfaction, directed by Alex Burunova, premiered at SXSW and debuts in the U.K. at Glasgow Film Festival on March 7-8, exploring self-erasure.
Emma Laird, the actress, stars as Lola, alongside Fionn Whitehead, the actor, as Philip, in a Greek-holiday relationship.
Tensions rise when Elena, played by Zar Amir, enters their lives.
After Glasgow, the film will screen at BFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival and Manchester Film Festival in March.