This documentary feature takes us on a journey through Slovenia, Croatia, Italy and Turkey, where we encounter men across generations who get together to play games in the same way as their ancestors once did. But the director's journey takes an unexpected turn when he experiences a creative crisis and turns the camera towards himself. Memories of childhood and images from an unfinished project combine in an ode to the absurdity of gesture.
Playing Men Playing Men
While filming a documentary about men and games, the director experiences a deep creative crisis. Memories of childhood and images from an unfinished project mix into this ode of the absurdity of gesture. Winner of the Vesna Award for Best Documentary.
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Into the Wonderwoods Angelo dans la forêt mystérieuse
Vincent Paronnaud, Alexis Ducord
Sunday, 24. 08. 2025 / 17:10 / Main Hall
10-year-old Angelo dreams of being an adventurer and explorer.
Mickey 17 Mickey 17
Bong Joon Ho
Sunday, 24. 08. 2025 / 19:00 / Main Hall
Six years after Parasite, Korean director Bong Joon-ho is back with another biting satire (this time set in the distant future) with Robert Pattinson shining in the leading role(s). Its unlikely hero, Mickey Barnes, has found himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living. »Combining the best parts of Snowpiercer and Okja into something new, this warm and wonderful film suggests that Bong loves people even more than he hates capitalism.« – IndieWire.
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Materialists Materialists
Celine Song
Monday, 25. 08. 2025 / 18:00 / Main Hall
Lucy works at a high-end matchmaking company trying to pair up moneyed entrepreneurs with elite bachelors and bachelorettes. When she meets Harry at the wedding of two of her successfully paired clients, she immediately knows that this ‘unicorn’ would be a perfect catch for a lot of her customers. But Harry is more interested in Lucy. And then her ex suddenly shows up… As we could expect from the director of Past Lives, Materialists is not exactly a romantic comedy about a matchmaker torn between two suitors, but rather a lucid examination of the contradictions of love and dating.