From 5 March 2025

Dahomey Dahomey

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

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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What's On

I Swear I Swear

Kirk Jones

Sunday, 17. 05. 2026 / 16:20 / Main Hall

A direct, moving, and often very funny film about the extraordinary life of John Davidson, an activist raising awareness of Tourette’s syndrome.

Kinobalon

Dandelion's Odyssey Planètes

Momoko Seto

Sunday, 17. 05. 2026 / 16:40 / Small Hall

Somewhere between computer animation, macro photography, and time-lapse footage, a gentle narrative unfolds about a world after the end of the world.

Rain-Check Screenings

Dreams (Sex Love) Drømmer

Dag Johan Haugerud

Sunday, 17. 05. 2026 / 19:00 / Main Hall

Johanne falls in love for the first time… with her teacher. To preserve her overwhelming experience, she entrusts her feelings to paper. When her mother and grandmother read her writings, they are initially shocked by its intimate content but soon see its literary potential… Golden Bear at the last Berlinale.