»Giamatti’s performance even outclasses the one he gave in Sideways. Nostalgic, funny, moving and thought-provoking, this may well qualify, in a career not short of outstanding achievements, as its director’s finest and most immersive film yet.«
– Sight and Sound
The Holdovers The Holdovers
The Holdovers reunites Sideways’ Alexander Payne and Paul Giamatti in a holiday story of three lonely, shipwrecked people at a New England boarding school during the winter break in 1970. Golden Globe for Giamatti and an Oscar for Joy Randolph.
cast Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa
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Kontinental '25 Kontinental '25
Radu Jude
Wednesday, 12. 11. 2025 / 16:00 / Main Hall
Using a mixture of drama and comedy, topics as diverse as the housing crisis, post-socialist economics and nationalism are dissected with a sharp, absurdist scalpel, in a narrative focused on a bailiff haunted by a sense of guilt over a homeless person’s death.
New Classmates Novi sošolci
Toni Cahunek
Wednesday, 12. 11. 2025 / 17:30 / Small Hall
Slovenia’s economy relies on workers from Kosovo. But how does society accept their children? The documentary New Classmates explores the background of Kosovar immigration and the challenges their children face integrating into a new country. It highlights the stories of four children of immigrant families and their parents, who face various obstacles due to their ethnic background and limited knowledge of the Slovenian language.
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The Young Mother's Home Jeunes mères
Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne
Wednesday, 12. 11. 2025 / 18:20 / Main Hall
The Dardenne Brothers’ new outing takes an unfiltered look at the anxieties and hopes of young working-class women. Cannes 2025 Best Screenplay Award.