The war in Congo has claimed more than six million lives over the last twenty years. The population is suffering, yet the perpetrators remain at large. Many see the conflict as one of globalisation's crucial economic distribution battles as the country holds major deposits of many high-tech raw materials. The filmmaker gathers victims, perpetrators, observers and analysts for a unique civil tribunal, creating a meticulous, unvarnished portrait of the largest and bloodiest economic war in human history.
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Avant Premiere
Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad
Pedro Almodóvar
Friday, 10. 07. 2026 / 21:30 / The Ljubljana Castle
Bitter Christmas tells two alternating stories. One takes place in 2004 and stars an advertising director Elsa during a long weekend in December. The other, set in the present, features Raúl, a cult director working on a new script. Soon we discover Raúl is writing about Elsa, her boyfriend Bonifacio, and her friends Patricia and Natalia… Almodóvar’s—always stylish—latest comes straight from Cannes!
Elvis Starling Elvis Škorc
Boris Jurjaševič
Saturday, 11. 07. 2026 / 16:20 / Main Hall
Elvis Škorc humorously portrays the complex world of a fourteen-year-old who’s known since second grade that he wants to become an inventor.
The Last One for the Road Le città di pianura
Francesco Sossai
Saturday, 11. 07. 2026 / 18:30 / 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.