»Guadagnino’s thrilling new movie posits that every conversation is a tennis match, and every tennis match is a sex scene – you will be powerless to resist it.«
– The Independent
»The most purely pleasurable film of the year.«
– The Telegraph
Challengers Challengers
Tashi Duncan is a former tennis prodigy turned coach. She is a force of nature who makes no apologies for her game on and off the court. Married to a champion on a losing streak, Tashi’s strategy for her husband’s redemption takes a surprising turn when he needs to face off against the washed-up Patrick – his former best friend and Tashi’s former boyfriend.
cast Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, Mike Faist
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If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile Wenn du Angst hast nimmst du dein Herz in den Mund und lächelst
Marie Luise Lehner
Tuesday, 23. 06. 2026 / 19:00 / Main Hall
This film explores class differences, belonging, human closeness, and the search for identity – from shame to pride. It is a radically tender coming-of-age story accompanied by a wealth of fresh, alternative music.
Sandbag Dam Zečji nasip
Čejen Černić
Tuesday, 23. 06. 2026 / 21:30 / Kinodvorišče
A story of forbidden love in the Croatian countryside, Sandbag Dam won the Kinotrip Youth Jury Award at Ljubljana International Film Festival (Liffe), as well as four awards at the Pula Film Festival.
God Will not Help Bog neće pomoći
Hana Jušić
Wednesday, 24. 06. 2026 / 18:10 / Main Hall
The second feature film from Hana Jušić (Quit Staring at My Plate) is a darkly poetic neo-Western about a mysterious Chilean woman who brings unrest to a traditional Croatian shepherding community at the beginning of the 20th century. Blending elements of Wuthering Heights, Croatian folklore, and Jane Campion’s The Piano, the film earned its two leading actresses an award at Locarno.