For A Hero, the Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, a two-time Oscar winner for Best International Feature Film (A Separation, The Salesman), won the Grand Prix at Cannes.
A Hero Ghahreman
Rahim is serving a prison sentence for an unpaid debt. During a two-day leave, he tries to convince his creditor to withdraw his complaint, using a suspicious find of gold coins. But things don't go as planned…
cast Amir Jadidi, Mohsen Tanabandeh, Fereshteh Sadrorafaii
IMDbThe DVD of the film is available in our Bookshop. (List of available DVDs in Slovene only)
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Otok in Ljubljana
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Premiere
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
Monday, 15. 06. 2026 / 18:00 / 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.
Kinodvorišče
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Last Screening
I Swear I Swear
Kirk Jones
Monday, 15. 06. 2026 / 21:30 / Kinodvorišče
This candid, moving, and often hilarious film tells the extraordinary life story of John Davidson, an activist who raises awareness of Tourette syndrome. The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor.
Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague
Richard Linklater
Tuesday, 16. 06. 2026 / 18:45 / Main Hall
Shot in the style of its subject, i.e. in black and white and with little-known actors, Nouvelle Vague looks at the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s iconic debut film, Breathless.