The Taviani brothers spent six months following the rehearsals for the stage production of Julius Caesar, as performed by the inmates of the Roman maximum security prison Rebibbia. Shakespeare’s tragedy about friendship and betrayal, power, dishonesty and violence has rarely sounded so persuasive, intense and authentic. Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Italian spoken.
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Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo Dounia et la princesse d'Alep
Marya Zarif, André Kadi
Monday, 29. 04. 2024 / 10:00 / 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 Boy and the Heron Kimitachi wa do ikiru ka
Hayao Miyazaki
Monday, 29. 04. 2024 / 15:15 / Main Hall
The great Hayao Miyazaki returns with a deeply personal, autobiographical fantasy about life, death, and the art of creating. The winner of this year’s Oscar for animated feature is a film full of breathtaking beauty, mischievous humour, and gentle melancholy.
Radical Radical
Christopher Zalla
Monday, 29. 04. 2024 / 17:50 / Main Hall
“There are so many people in the world who never get a chance. This is a story about what happens when they do.” Based on a true story about an unconventional Mexican teacher, Radical won the audience award at the Sundance Festival.