Film Under the Stars 2018

5 to 28 July 2018, open-air cinema at the Ljubljana Castle, every day at 21:30.

Mother Mother

Teona Strugar Mitevska / North Macedonia, Sweden, India, Denmark, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2025 / 103 min / English

An account of a pivotal week in the life of the young Mother Teresa, a fanatical nun full of fury played by Noomi Rapace.

Orchestra Orkester

Matevž Luzar / Slovenia / 2021 / 111 min / Slovene, German

The merry members of a brass band from Slovenia travel by bus to perform in a small Austrian town. They sing, cheer and drink all the way there. Being part of a brass band is a joyful hobby for most members. However, not everything goes as planned… Five distinct stories tell us that hiding one’s actions and intentions is the best way to make them shameful.

Anatomy of a Fall Anatomie d’une chute

Justine Triet / France / 2023 / 151 min / French

Sandra, a successful German writer, her French husband Samuel and their visually impaired eleven-year-old son Daniel live a secluded life in a remote town in the French Alps. When Samuel is found dead in the snow below their chalet, the police question whether he committed suicide or was killed by his wife… Palme d’Or winner 2023!

Rainbow Nation Rainbow Nation

Ilse Schooneknaep, Marieke Dermul / Belgium / 2024 / 25 min / English

The film highlights the stark contrast between the South African constitution, which protects LGBTQIA+ rights, and the hate crimes that the LGBTQIA+ community faces daily: hatred, rape, and murder are the fate of many who live openly in South Africa.

Death Does Not Exist La mort n'existe pas

Félix Dufour-Laperrière / Canada, France / 2025 / 72 min / French

The action of a small group of militant activists goes awry.

Smoking Causes Coughing Fumer fait tousser

Quentin Dupieux / France / 2022 / 80 min / French

The latest adventure from the leading French absurdist Quentin Dupieux (Mandibles) is a highly entertaining, highly unpredictable, and highly quirky homage to old-school superhero series.

Wondrous Is the Silence of My Master Otapanje vladara

Ivan Salatić / Montenegro, Serbia, Italy, France, Croatia / 2025 / 93 min

A hypnotic historical drama about homesickness, roots, loyalty, and the treatment of history in cinema.

Perla Perla

Alexandra Makarová / Slovakia, Austria / 2025 / 110 min / Slovak, Russian, German

A harrowing portrait of a Slovakian émigré in Vienna, an artist and a mother unable to free herself of the demons haunting her tormented soul. Makarova’s psychologically complex drama reveals the lingering violence of totalitarian rule.

Dangerous Animals Dangerous Animals

Sean Byrne / Australia / 2025 / 98 min / English

When a surfer is abducted by a serial killer and held captive on his boat, she must figure out how to escape before he carries out a ritualistic feeding to the sharks below.

Case 137 Dossier 137

Dominik Moll / France / 2025 / 115 min / French

Set during the yellow vests (gilets jaunes) protests in Paris, this taut procedural drama examines police brutality, juxtaposing the use of coercive measures against human rights violation.

Blue Heron Blue Heron

Sophy Romvari / Canada, Hungary / 2025 / 90 min / English, Hungarian

The Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker builds on her celebrated short work in a complex, sure-handed drama that deftly weaves documentary elements into a raw fictionalization of her own childhood.

A Loose End Un Cabo Suelto

Daniel Hendler / Argentina, Spain, Uruguay / 2025 / 93 min / Spanish

Straddling several genres – romantic comedy, western, road movie and police thriller –, this offbeat comedy follows a runaway Argentine policeman adrift in Uruguay.

Best of the World IV Svetovni jagodni izbor IV

različni avtorji / 53 min

A programme of the best animated shorts from around the world, programmed to give you a thorough insight into the latest developments and trends in auteur animation, including many award-winners from some of the leading international festivals.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

David Fincher / USA / 2011 / 158 min / English

Best of The Elephant (2013) Najboljši iz Slona (2013)

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To Be or Not to Be To Be or Not to Be

Ernst Lubitsch / USA / 1942 / 99 min / English

When it premiered, this comedy about Nazism, shot in 1942 and set in occupied Warsaw, was criticised by the outraged reviewers as tasteless, but today it is considered one of Lubitsch’s greatest masterpieces – a proof that, with humour, one can defy all forms of repression.

The Empire L'Empire

Bruno Dumont / France, Italy, Portugal, Germany / 2024 / 110 min / French

An intergalactic comedy about the eternal struggle between good and evil; French social realism meets Hollywood blockbuster.

A Traveler’s Needs Yeohaengjaui pilyo

Hong Sang-soo / South Korea / 2024 / 90 min / Korean, French

A woman sits on a park bench playing a child’s flute. No one knows where she comes from. She claims she’s from France. With no money or resources to survive, she’s advised to teach French. She becomes a tutor to two Korean women. She likes walking barefoot and lying on rocks. She faces events with little comment and tries to live as simply as possible. But life, as always, is hard. To find some comfort, she drinks makgeolli…

TWST: Things We Said Today TWST: Things We Said Today

Andrej Ujica / France, Romania / 2024 / 86 min / English, French, German

The film takes as its starting point the arrival of the Beatles in New York for their August 1965 concert at Shea Stadium, and as its title a Beatles song that already anticipates a time when the present moment will have become a haunting past, neither retrievable nor forgettable. But the frame of reference steadily broadens. Adjacent realities of 1965 are juxtaposed—the New York World’s Fair, the Watts riots filtering through from the East Coast on television…

Mission Mt. Mangart Mission Mt. Mangart

Chris Anthony / USA / 2021 / 70 min / English

The film follows the 10th Mountain Division’s trailblazing efforts by this experimental infantry unit from concept to the end of the WW2. The division was originally recruited volunteer world-class athletes, mountain men and cowboys from 1941 – 1942. Developing a very unique collection of personalities even by today’s standards if not more so. In the end the 10th Mountain Division left behind an indelible legacy equally matched by their legendary heroism during wartime.

The Rumba Kings The Rumba Kings

Alan Brain / USA, Peru / 2021 / 94 min

In the 1950s, when the Democratic Republic of the Congo was under Belgian rule, a generation of Congolese musicians decided to fight against colonial oppression with music. They fused traditional African rhythms with Afro-Cuban sounds, thus creating a new style – Congolese rumba, which soon conquered the entire African continent with its infectious groove, captivating guitar licks, and smooth vocals. The Rumba Kings documentary is a joyful celebration of the liberating power of music.