Laura, an academic and botanist, has vanished. As two men in love with her haplessly search for clues, the mystery only deepens. The second chapter starts to illuminate the circumstances behind Laura’s disappearance, only to unwrap an entirely new puzzle: this time about two lesbian lovers in the suburbs who seem to be conducting a scientific experiment, secretly raising a mutant creature. Frankenstein comes to mind here and also as a metaphor for the film’s patchwork structure.
Trenque Lauquen: Part 2 Trenque Lauquen, parte II
A story in two parts about an Argentine botanist gone missing. As the two men who felt they knew her best seek out clues to her whereabouts, mysterious events from the past intertwine with the eternal quest for one’s true self.
cast Laura Paredes (Laura), Ezequiel Pierri (Ezequiel 'Chicho'), Rafael Spregelburd (Rafael), Cecilia Rainero (Normita), Julianna Muras (Juliana), Elisa Carricajo (Elisa Esperanza), Verónica Llinás (Romina)
festivals, awards Venice 2022, San Sebastian 2022
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A Sad and Beautiful World Nujum al’amal w al’alam
Cyril Aris
Friday, 11. 09. 2026 / 18:20 / Main Hall
In this sweeping romance set in Beirut, two star-crossed lovers face a decision whether or not to build a family and chart a track to happiness, despite the tragic fates ravaging contemporary Lebanon.
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Alex Camilleri
Friday, 11. 09. 2026 / 20:40 / Main Hall
When Mar’s estranged mother passes away, she sees her way out of Malta by selling off her inheritance: three pieces of farmland in the countryside. On her journey to claim her land, she meets Nenu, a spirited 80-year-old għana singer whose vibrant folk music pulls her into the colourful traditions of the island she’s been so eager to escape… Directed by the Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri (Luzzu).