After a heated quarrel with her mother, thirty-five-year-old Margaret, who has a long history of violent behaviour, is issued a strict restraining order: for three months, she is not allowed to come within one hundred metres of the family house. But divorce only reinforces her desire to be closer to her family, so every night she returns to the line that she is not supposed to cross.
The Line La ligne
Much like its explosive protagonist, the film often changes mood while the director Ursula Meier is very skilful at shattering stereotypes about violence committed by women. The Line saw its world première at this year's Berlinale.
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Kings & Queens
Two Prosecutors Dva prokurora
Sergej Loznica
Monday, 17. 11. 2025 / 11:00 / Main Hall
In the age of the great Stalinist purges, an idealistic prosecutor takes the plunge into the corridors of a totalitarian regime, seeking justice for a prisoner.
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Perspectives
The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) El Diablo Fuma (y guarda las cabezas de los cerillos quemados en la misma caja)
Ernesto Martínez Bucio
Monday, 17. 11. 2025 / 15:00 / Main Hall
Set in a family home in the Mexican suburbs, this psychological drama paints an eerie portrait of everyday life, navigating a terrain between realism and a child’s imagination. A home-alone story laced with tales of the devil and the gradual collapse of reality cued by the parents’ disappearance.
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Panorama
Two Seasons, Two Strangers Tabi to Hibi
Sho Miyake
Monday, 17. 11. 2025 / 17:30 / Main Hall
Shô Miyake’s contemplative feature probes the deeper impact of a chance encounter between two young loners. Spanning two seasons, the miniature spills out from a writer’s imagination into her real life.