A cable car connects a village in the mountains with a small town in the valley. Iva starts working at the cable car as an attendant. The cable car has two gondolas. When one gondola goes up, the other goes down. The gondolas meet each other halfway. The attendant of the other gondola is Nino. Iva and Nino meet each other as they drive past every half hour. And one evening, they meet after hours.
Gondola Gondola
Following his Absurdistan and The Bra, German director Veit Helmer returns to the Caucasus to shoot his latest feature film in the remote mountains of Georgia – a love story told without dialogue about two female cable car attendants.
cast Nini Soselia, Mathilde Irrmann
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Perspectives
Peacock Pfau - Bin ich echt?
Bernhard Wenger
Wednesday, 19. 11. 2025 / 16:00 / Main Hall
Focusing on a master impersonator for hire slipping seamlessly into any role demanded by his clients, Wenger’s directorial debut feature abounds in visual humour and unexpected plot twists.
New Classmates Novi sošolci
Toni Cahunek
Wednesday, 19. 11. 2025 / 17:15 / Small Hall
Slovenia’s economy relies on workers from Kosovo. But how does society accept their children? The documentary New Classmates explores the background of Kosovar immigration and the challenges their children face integrating into a new country. It highlights the stories of four children of immigrant families and their parents, who face various obstacles due to their ethnic background and limited knowledge of the Slovenian language.
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Panorama
The Little Sister La petite dernière
Hafsia Herzi
Wednesday, 19. 11. 2025 / 18:15 / Main Hall
A young Muslim woman struggles to reconcile her blossoming sexuality with her identity and family expectations in Hafsia Herzi’s adaptation of Fatima Daas’ 2020 novel.