Film Under the Stars 2018
In the Fade Aus dem Nichts
Fatih Akin / Germany, France / 2017 / 106 min / German
Tense drama directed by Faith Akin in response to neo-Nazi attacks in Germany. The immense Diane Kruger was awarded prize for Best actress at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.
Nuts! Nuts!
Penny Lane / USA / 2015 / 90 min / English
Nuts! is a feature length documentary about Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, an eccentric genius who discovered a goat testicle impotence cure.
The Elephant in Competition I (2017) Slonov tekmovalni program I (2017)
various / 35 min / 4+
For children aged 4 to 7.
Louise by the Shore Louise en hiver
Jean-François Laguionie / France, Canada / 2016 / 75 min / French
This unusual Robinson Crusoe adventure, set in an abandoned seaside town, is a poetic meditation on loneliness, passing away. Above all, it is a tribute to life, freedom and new beginnings.
Araby Arábia
João Dumans, Affonso Uchoa / Brazil / 2017 / 96 min / Portuguese
The enigmatically structured, multilayered portrayal of a factory worker Cristiano is a critical, socially engaged examination of the contemporary Brazilian working class.
Quality Time Quality Time
Daan Bakker / Netherlands / 2017 / 85 min / Dutch, Norwegian
Containing a hefty dose of Monty Pythonesque humour, Daan Bakker’s visually surreal debut feature shows the struggle of five young men who find themselves in absurd yet highly lifelike situations.
When I Saw You Lamma shoftak
Annemarie Jacir / Palestine, Greece, United Arab Emirates, Jordan / 2012 / 93 min / Arabic, English
The film represented Palestine in the 2013 Academy Awards.
The Workshop L'Atelier
Laurent Cantet / France / 2017 / 113 min / French, Slovene subtitles / 16+
Palme D’Or award winner Laurent Cantet delves into one of the most critical modern-day issues: how to arouse young people’s interest in history.
Sweet Dreams Fai bei sogni
Marco Bellocchio / Italy, France / 2016 / 131 min / Italian, French
Legendary Italian director Marco Bellocchi’s latest offering features a young boy coming to grips with his mother’s death. Based on a bestselling novel by Massimo Gramellini.
Claire's Camera La caméra de Claire
Hong Sang-soo / South Korea, France / 2017 / 70 min / French, Korean, English
Featuring Isabelle Huppert and Kim Min-hee, the conversational vignette was shot on the less glamorous beaches and backstreets of Cannes.
On Body and Soul Testről és lélekről
Ildikó Enyedi / Hungary / 2017 / 116 min / Hungarian
In this unconventional love story, two introverted people, both workers at a meat-processing plant, find out by chance that they share the same dream every night. Although puzzled and frightened at first, they begin to accept this strange coincidence and try to recreate what happens in their shared subconscious.
No Date, No Signature Bedoune tarikh, bedoune emza
Vahid Jalilvand / Iran / 2017 / 104 min / Persian
A soul-stirring drama featuring some great acting performances, No Date, No Signature explores the issues of guilt and responsibility in a society where people are often compelled to circumvent the law.
When the Day Had No Name Koga denot nemaše ime
Teona Strugar Mitevska / North Macedonia, Slovenia, Belgium / 2017 / 84 min / Macedonian
Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska uses a true story about a tragic excursion of four teenagers as a template for examining a country unable to shake off its past when gazing into the future.
Bones of Contention Bones of Contention
Andrea Weiss / USA, Spain / 2017 / 75 min / English, Spanish
Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember Alipato: The Very Brief Life of an Ember
Khavn / Philippines, Germany / 2016 / 87 min / Tagalog
Under the Shadow Under the Shadow
Babak Anvari / Jordan, Iran, United Kingdom, Qatar / 2016 / 84 min / Persian