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From 20 August

Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad

Avant premiere at the Film Under the Stars.

Bitter Christmas tells two alternating stories. One takes place in 2004 and stars an advertising director Elsa during a long weekend in December. The other, set in the present, features Raúl, a cult director working on a new script. Soon we discover Raúl is writing about Elsa, her boyfriend Bonifacio, and her friends Patricia and Natalia…  Almodóvar’s—always stylish—latest comes straight from Cannes!

23 August at 19:00

No Other Choice Eojjeol suga eopda

Rain-check screenings

Man-su, a specialist in paper manufacturing with 25 years of experience, has it all. That is, until his company tells him he is fired: “We have no other choice.” Feeling as if his head has been severed by an axe, Man-su vows to find a new job within the next three months. Though he soon realises he may have “no other choice” but to resort to rather extreme methods to get it…

From 24 to 27 August, at 20:30

Open-air Cinema at Congress Square

Free admission

From 2 September

Zejtune Żejtune

Druga godba in Kinodvor
Premiere in the presence of the director Alex Camilleri!

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).

6 September at 19:00

Father Mother Sister Brother Father Mother Sister Brother

Rain-check screenings

Father Mother Sister Brother is a triptych: three stories about the relationships between adult children and their somewhat distant parents. A series of character studies, quiet, observational, and non-judgmental—a comedy, but interwoven with threads of melancholy. Or, in the words of its American indie auteur, “a kind of anti-action film”. Golden Lion Winner at the last Venice Film Festival.

From 9 September

A Sad and Beautiful World Nujum al’amal w al’alam

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.

13 September at 19:00

The Stranger L'étranger

Rain-check screenings

Algiers, 1938. Meursault, a quiet and unassuming employee in his early thirties, attends his mother’s funeral without shedding a tear. The next day, he begins a casual affair with Marie, a work colleague. He quickly slips back into his usual routine…

20 September at 19:00

Stealing Land Zemljo krast

Rain-check screenings

When a children’s game sparks political debates at the dinner table, an evening of absurd conflicts, low blows, and unexpected confrontations begins… This feature-length film is a sparkling, witty social satire in which parents fight not only for a better future for their children, but also for their own egos.

From 24 September

The Beloved El ser querido

The acclaimed director Esteban Martínez is a legend both for his films and for his past marked by violence and excess. For his new project, he offers his daughter Emilia a role under the pretext of helping her with her stalled acting career. Living together on set will foster a closeness they haven’t shared for years, but it will also reopen old wounds that never healed. Straight from Cannes!

27 September at 19:00

Cluny Brown Cluny Brown

Rain-check screenings
Cluny Brown 80!

4 October at 19:00

Fantasy Fantasy

Rain-check screenings

Mihrije, Sina, and Jasna are best friends in their early twenties. Because of their boyish lifestyle, they often clash with their conservative surroundings. When they meet a transgender woman named Fantasy, a new world opens up to them… In her feature debut, young Slovenian director Kukla asks: “Who am I when there is no one left to define me?” The film won the award for Best Ensemble Cast at the Sarajevo Film Festival.

From 8 October

Hidden People Skriti ljudje

Hidden People is a dramedy about new beginnings and unexpected friendships.

18 October at 19:00

Notorious Notorious

Rain-check screenings
Notorious 80

In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin (Grant) recruits Alicia Huberman (Bergman), the American daughter of a convicted German war criminal, as a spy. As they begin to fall for one another, Alicia is instructed to win the affections of Alexander Sebastian (Rains), a Nazi hiding out in Brazil.