One second Yi miao zhong

Zhang Yimou / China / 2020 / 104 min / Chinese

The last years of the Cultural Revolution. A political prisoner escapes a labour camp and goes to the village cinema to watch a newsreel in which his daughter appears for a second. But the crucial film roll is stolen in front of his eyes by a homeless girl... The most visible representative of the China’s Fifth Generation filmmakers, Zhang Yimou (Raise the Red Lantern), celebrates the power of film and cinema in one of his best works of the last decades.

cast Zhang Yi, Fan Wei, Liu Haocun, Li Yan, Li Xiaochuan, Yu Yang

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Kinotripie – A Short Film Programme (2025) Kinotripčič – program kratkih filmov 2025

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Friday, 17. 10. 2025 / 21:00 / Main Hall

A programme of six short films! This year, Kinotripie is a laughter-filled trip through sound and silence, life and death, tradition and modernity, imagination and reality.

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Happy the Hoglet Happy the Hoglet

Adam Long, David McGrath

Saturday, 18. 10. 2025 / 10:00 / Main Hall

Our emotions make us who we are. Pre-school years are an emotional rollercoaster and ‘Happy’ reflects that authentically for the audience.

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Leon Vidmar, David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Jean-Claude Rozec

Saturday, 18. 10. 2025 / 11:30 / Main Hall

Three kids spend the night at their grandpa’s house. To fill the silence after losing their grandma, the family’s storyteller, they create their own stories and discover the power of imagination. This uplifting stop-motion film celebrates creativity and its healing magic.