Perseverance Perseverance

Miha Knific / Slovenia, Italy, Serbia / 2017 / 108 min / English, Danish, Croatian, Italian, Japanese, German, Russian, Slovene, Serbian, Spanish

This poetic journey through the collective memory of humanity seeks answers to such existential questions as where we come from and where we are going.

Do unspoken memories shape who we are? Perseverence is a mosaic-like narrative of events that have left an indelible mark on the film's protagonists, each story representing their thoughts, fears and wishes. A collage of intimate stories, it explores life in all its depth of emotion, memory and knowledge.

This poetic journey through the collective memory of humanity seeks answers to such existential questions as where we come from and where we are going. Award-winner for best original screenplay, best supporting actress and best supporting actor at the Festival of Slovenian Film.

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Late Shift Heldin

Petra Volpe

Monday, 02. 03. 2026 / 15:50 / Main Hall

Shot with the pacing and tension of a thriller, Late Shift follows a single night in the working life of a nurse in an overcrowded Swiss hospital. Both gripping and compassionate, the film is a tribute to the extraordinary people who stand by us in the most vulnerable moments of our lives.

Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!

Igor Bezinović

Monday, 02. 03. 2026 / 16:45 / Small Hall

On 12 September 1919, a troop of some three hundred soldiers under the leadership of the flamboyant war-loving Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio swooped into the Northern-Adriatic port town of Fiume, now Rijeka, wanting to annex the city to Italy. Over the course of the next 16 months, during what is regarded as one of the most bizarre militant sieges of all time his official photography team captured over 10,000 images. A century later, Igor Bezinović orchestrates a direct-action history lesson focused on the siege and its modern-day implications.

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What Does the Nature Say to You Geu jayeoni nege mworago hani

Hong Sang-soo

Monday, 02. 03. 2026 / 18:00 / Main Hall

A young poet brings his girlfriend to her parents’ home and marvels at the size of the house. He encounters her father in the driveway and ends up spending the entire day with the family. They serve him a stew made from chicken raised by the father himself…