Film archive
Safe Place Sigurno mjesto
Juraj Lerotić / Croatia, Slovenia / 2022 / 102 min / Croatian
The Croatian director, who also stars in the lead role, based this film on his own traumatic personal experience. Unfolding in a single day, the film focuses on that most pressing issue of all: saving a loved one. Winner of the Ljubljana and Sarajevo Film Festivals and recipient of the Leopard prize for the Best First Feature in Locarno.
Safety Last! Safety Last!
Fred Newmeyer, Sam Taylor / USA / 1923 / 73 min / Silent
A timeless classic from the golden age of silent comedy boasts one of the most iconic shots ever filmed with “the third genius” of silent cinema, Harold Lloyd, hanging desperately from the hands of a skyscraper clock.
Saint Omer Saint Omer
Alice Diop / France / 2022 / 122 min / French
A French director of Senegalese origin immerses herself in the complex case of a young immigrant accused of infanticide, in order – as she puts it – to talk about the unfathomable emotions of a mother and to give a voice to invisible women. The film won the Grand Jury Prize and the Lion of the Future for Best First Film at the Venice Film Festival.
Sakawa Sakawa
Ben Asamoah / Belgium, Netherlands / 2019 / 81 min
Ben Asamoah’s documentary tackles the hidden industry of Internet scamming, efficiently giving the audience a chance to formulate its own questions about the economic, religious, environmental, historical and ethical aspects of the subject matter.
Salvador Allende Salvador Allende
Patricio Guzmán / France, Chile, Mexico, Spain, Germany, Belgium / 2004 / 100 min / Spanish, English
Sami Blood Sameblod
Amanda Kernell / Sweden, Norway, Denmark / 2016 / 110 min / Swedish / 13+
Elle-Marja is a member of the Sami community and lives in the middle of Lapland in the 1930s. She is enrolled in the local school to gain a basic education, before being expected to return to the folds of her native people as soon as possible. But Elle-Marja begins to suspect this new and different world with its promise of infinite opportunities.
Samouni Road La strada dei Samouni
Stefano Savona / Italy, France / 2018 / 129 min / Arabic
The film conveys a deep, multifaceted portrait of a family before, during and after the tragic event that changed its life forever.
Sampaguita, National Flower Sampaguita, National Flower
Francis Xavier Pasion / Philippines / 2010 / 78 min / Slovene subtitles, Filipino / 8+
Samsara Samsara
Lois Patiño / Spain / 2023 / 113 min / Swahili, Lao
A sensory cinematic experience capturing the intercorporeal journey of a soul through the afterlife, from Laos to Zanzibar. In a transcendent sequence, the audience is asked to close their eyes and surrender to a soundscape accompanied by bursts of colour still visible through closed eyelids.
Sanremo Sanremo
Miroslav Mandić / Slovenia, Italy / 2020 / 89 min / Slovene
Bruno and Duša live in the same nursing home, both suffering from dementia. While they enjoy each other’s company, their moments together are soon forgotten. Still, something drives them to keep meeting, each time feeling like the first.
Santa Swap Snekker Andersen og Julenissen
Terje Rangnes / Norway / 2016 / 70 min / live dubbing, Slovene subtitles, Norwegian / 6+
Santa's Apprentice L'apprenti Père Noël
Luc Vinciguerra / Australia, Ireland, France / 2010 / 80 min / Dubbed / 4+
Saraband Saraband
Ingmar Bergman / Sweden, Italy, Germany, Austria, Denmark, Finland / 2003 / 107 min / English, German, Swedish
Sava Sava
Matthew Somerville / United Kingdom, North Macedonia, Czech Republic / 2021 / 71 min / Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Bosnian
Mira Furlan becomes the voice of the river Sava. On its 990-kilometre journey downstream, the longest river of former Yugoslavia communicates with people who share their memories, dreams, and visions of the future. According to its British director Matthew Somerville, this contemplative documentary is “a love letter to the Balkans, to the Sava, and to Mira Furlan”.
Savages Sauvages!
Claude Barras / France / 2024 / 87 min / Dubbed / 8+
Eleven-year-old Kéria, her young cousin Selaï and orangutan Oshi join forces to protect their tropical forest from destruction. On their exciting mission of the heart, they discover the importance of mutual respect and nature conservation.