»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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A Poet Un poeta
Simón Mesa Soto
Tuesday, 18. 11. 2025 / 11:00 / Main Hall
A dark comedy, Mesa Soto’s second feature blends wry humour with a perceptive take on Colombia’s current social milieu to tell a tale of promise, expectation and failure.
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Blue Heron Blue Heron
Sophy Romvari
Tuesday, 18. 11. 2025 / 15:00 / Main Hall
The Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker builds on her celebrated short work in a complex, sure-handed drama that deftly weaves documentary elements into a raw fictionalization of her own childhood.
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Growing Down Minden Rendben
Bálint Dániel Sós
Tuesday, 18. 11. 2025 / 17:00 / Main Hall
A widowed father grapples with a tricky ethical dilemma after being the sole witness to a serious, potentially life-threatening accident caused by his son.