From 5 March 2025

Dahomey Dahomey

Mati Diop / Senegal, Benin, France / 2024 / 67 min / Fon, English, French

A poetic documentary by Franco-Senegalese director Mati Diop gives voice to artefacts returning from exile in France to their homeland, Benin, and listens to young people as they discuss the significance of this historic event.

cast Gildas Adannou, Habib Ahandessi, Joséa Guedje

festivals, awards Berlinale 2024 (Golden Bear), Zagreb 2024 (Movies That Matter Award)

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LIFFe / Adriatic Festival Network

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Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!

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Monday, 17. 11. 2025 / 20:15 / Small Hall

On 12 September 1919, a troop of some three hundred soldiers under the leadership of the flamboyant war-loving Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio swooped into the Northern-Adriatic port town of Fiume, now Rijeka, wanting to annex the city to Italy. Over the course of the next 16 months, during what is regarded as one of the most bizarre militant sieges of all time his official photography team captured over 10,000 images. A century later, Igor Bezinović orchestrates a direct-action history lesson focused on the siege and its modern-day implications.

LIFFe / Panorama

A Loose End Un Cabo Suelto

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Monday, 17. 11. 2025 / 21:20 / Main Hall

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