The small mining town of Mizur lies high in the mountains of North Ossetia between steep cliffs. Zaur has settled his family here. He keeps his sons and daughter on a short leash, blind to the line that separates fatherly concern from overprotectiveness. His eldest, Akim, has already run off to the nearest city, Rostov, to find work. Meanwhile, his youngest, Dakko, isn’t entirely sure yet what he wants out of life, while middle child, Ada, is actively planning her own escape. Although she’s already a young woman, her father still insists on treating her like a defenseless little girl. Freeing herself from his strong paternal embrace to finally embark on an independent adult life of her own is proving tougher than she anticipated. But just what is this father trying to protect his daughter from?
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Dreams (Sex Love) Drømmer
Dag Johan Haugerud
Monday, 01. 09. 2025 / 15:40 / Main Hall
Johanne falls in love for the first time… with her teacher. To preserve her overwhelming experience, she entrusts her feelings to paper. When her mother and grandmother read her writings, they are initially shocked by its intimate content but soon see its literary potential… Golden Bear at the last Berlinale.
The Ritual Ghatashraddha
Girish Kasaravalli
Monday, 01. 09. 2025 / 18:00 / Main Hall
A remote village in southern India, late 1930s. The underage Jamuna, already a widow, lives with her father, who runs a Vedic school for Brahmin boys. She is hiding a pregnancy from a clandestine relationship with a school teacher. When a new student, Nani, arrives at the school, a deep bond quickly forms between the boy and the young woman.
Sex Sex
Dag Johan Haugerud
Monday, 01. 09. 2025 / 20:30 / Main Hall
Sex, Love and Dreams—not necessarily in that order—are the chapters in a loosely connected trilogy set in contemporary Oslo. In Sex, an intimate conversation between two men sparks a witty and refreshingly honest reflection on sexuality and gender roles in our society.