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 / Kings & Queens

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Friday, 14. 11. 2025 / 15:00 / Main Hall

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Maldoror Maldoror

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Friday, 14. 11. 2025 / 17:15 / Main Hall

Belgium, 1995. The disappearance of two girls shakes the public and triggers a media storm. An idealistic but impulsive young policeman, Paul Chartier, joins a secret unit called Maldoror, tasked with monitoring a suspect previously convicted of sexual assaults. When the operation fails, Chartier, frustrated by police inefficiency and the legal system, embarks on a lone pursuit that gradually turns into an obsession…