The Taviani brothers spent six months following the rehearsals for the stage production of Julius Caesar, as performed by the inmates of the Roman maximum security prison Rebibbia. Shakespeare’s tragedy about friendship and betrayal, power, dishonesty and violence has rarely sounded so persuasive, intense and authentic. Golden Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival. Italian spoken.
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The Penguin Lessons The Penguin Lessons
Peter Cattaneo
Saturday, 24. 05. 2025 / 20:30 / Main Hall
This moving dramedy about the unlikely friendship between a cynical Englishman and an adorable penguin was adapted by Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) from a true story.
Grand Tour Grand Tour
Miguel Gomes
Sunday, 25. 05. 2025 / 11:00 / Main Hall
Portuguese film-maker Miguel Gomes (Taboo, Arabian Nights) takes us on a dreamlike journey through the past and present with a turbulent love story set in colonial Asia in the early 20th century. The film, which combines melancholic drama and screwball comedy, won the Best Director award at Cannes.
Flow Straume
Gints Zilbalodis
Sunday, 25. 05. 2025 / 11:30 / Small Hall
When the world is devastated by a great flood, a group of animals, led by a cat, find shelter in a boat. To survive, they have to learn to live together and to trust and help each other despite their differences.