The Big Sick The Big Sick

Michael Showalter / USA / 2017 / 120 min / English

Starring beloved comic Kumail Nanjiani, this semi-autobiographical film enchanted festival-goers at Sundance and Locarno.

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In Chicago, Pakistan-born comic Kumail meets student Emily after one of his performances. Despite their best efforts, their relationship blossoms and Kumail finds himself in a sticky situation as his parents seek to set him up with an arranged marriage with a Pakistani bride. But Kumail's world is turned upside town when Emily is sent to hospital with an unknown serious illness…

Starring beloved comic Kumail Nanjiani, this semi-autobiographical film enchanted festival-goers at Sundance and Locarno.

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First timers

Cinemini: We Fly, We Fly Cinemini: Letimo, letimo

razno

Saturday, 20. 04. 2024 / 10:00 / Main Hall

Let’s go up to the clouds. What if mum was an airplane? And what if a little alien landed in our garden? With paper dragons, we fly to Jordan, talk on the phone with birds and, at the end, fly under the sea.

Kinobalon

Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo Dounia et la princesse d'Alep

Marya Zarif, André Kadi

Saturday, 20. 04. 2024 / 11:30 / Main Hall

Dounia is 6 years old. She lives in Aleppo, a thousand-year-old legendary city in the heart of the world. But one day, war breaks out… So she leaves Aleppo with a few nigella seeds in her hand. With the help of the princess of Aleppo, Dounia makes the journey to a new world.

The Zone of Interest The Zone of Interest

Jonathan Glazer

Saturday, 20. 04. 2024 / 13:40 / Main Hall

British director Jonathan Glazer (Under the Skin) explores the darkest side of human nature. Winner of the Cannes Grand Prix.