The news of Stalin’s death on March 5, 1953, shocked the entire Soviet Union. The burial ceremony was attended by tens of thousands of mourners. We observe every stage of the funeral spectacle, described by Pravda newspaper as “the Great Farewell”, and receive an unprecedented access to the dramatic and absurd experience of life and death under Stalin’s reign.
State Funeral Gosudarstvennyye pokhorony
Unique, mostly unseen before, archive footage from March 1953 presents the funeral of Joseph Stalin as the culmination of the dictator’s personality cult.
What's On
The Last One for the Road Le città di pianura
Francesco Sossai
Monday, 08. 06. 2026 / 18:20 / Main Hall
Francesco Sossai breathes new life into Italian comedy with a bittersweet road movie. Together with two old friends, we wander through the Venetian lowlands, empty our glasses, and try to remember the “truly incredible thing about life” that Carlo Bianchi discovered. It was the big winner at the prestigious Italian David di Donatello film awards.
Last Screening
Dance of Life Ples življenja
Siniša Gačić
Monday, 08. 06. 2026 / 19:30 / Small Hall
In his documentary, Siniša Gačić explores the issue of voluntary euthanasia by telling the story of a couple facing the end of their lives together.