A reputable writer is struggling with the ghosts of his family while a group of dreamers at the top of the hill suffering from ill health hope for happiness. One of them, a successful entrepeneur, reconsiders her career upon seeing the rise of her daughter's budding career as a singer. Doubts also torture an underwater construction worker who wants to show his son the dark and mysterious lake. All these people live in Sostanj, where the largest thermal power plant in Slovenia has been operating for decades. The construction of a new power plant, marked by corruption, financial dirty dealing and environmental damage has extended its existence in the coming decades. In the lake nearby, artificially created through coal excavation and resulting in the sinking of the old part of town, lie the memories of its inhabitants – and perhaps even signs of its future.
City of Light Mesto svetlobe
Photos
What's On
Killers of the Flower Moon Killers of the Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese
Friday, 29. 03. 2024 / 14:30 / Main Hall
Martin Scorsese’s latest film is an epic crime saga about a string of murders in the Osage tribe at the beginning of the twentieth century. The story is portrayed through a prism of an unusual romance between a white newcomer Ernest Burkhart and native Mollie Kyle.
Snatched from the Source Zajeti v izviru – Slovenski otroci Lebensborna
Maja Weiss
Friday, 29. 03. 2024 / 16:00 / Small Hall
Maja Weiss’s documentary tells the stories of four stolen children, the last remaining Slovenian victims of the Nazi Lebensborn programme.
Wake Me Zbudi me
Marko Šantić
Friday, 29. 03. 2024 / 18:30 / Main Hall
Wake Me Up is a highly relevant story about xenophobia, collective memory loss and the search for new beginnings. The winner of five Vesna awards, including Best Feature, at the latest Festival of Slovenian Film.