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 / Panorama

The Botanist Zhi wu xue jia

Jing Yi

Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 14:50 / Main Hall

The delicate friendship between a boy and a girl in a remote Chinese valley deepens into a dreamlike allegory that blurs the lines between reality and the enchanting world of botany.

LIFFe / Avantpremieres

Stealing Land Zemljo krast

Žiga Virc

Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 17:00 / Main Hall

Filmed over a period of two days, this biting social satire focuses on the volatility of tolerance and how ordinary conversation can quickly turn into an ideological clash of opinions.

LIFFe / Perspectives

Wind, Talk to Me Vetre, pričaj sa mnom

Stefan Đorđević

Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 19:00 / Main Hall

On a mission to complete a cinematic tribute to his deceased mother, Serbian director Stefan Đorđević looks into loss and the grieving process in a struggle to come to terms with his own bereavement.