The Ship Brod

Elvis Lenić / Croatia / 2023 / 65 min / Croatian

After more than 160 years of existence, one of the largest Croatian shipyards, Uljanik, is closing down. The place where ships of impressive size and importance were manufactured and then sailed away has been turned into an industrial graveyard for wrecks, dysfunctional cranes and abandoned workshops that once teemed with life. Through a collage of observational footage, however, we now observe the almost post-apocalyptic landscape of the site. How did Pula's originally important Austro-Hungarian shipping empire come to an end?

What's On

The Penguin Lessons The Penguin Lessons

Peter Cattaneo

Monday, 09. 06. 2025 / 16:20 / Main Hall

This moving dramedy about the unlikely friendship between a cynical Englishman and an adorable penguin was adapted by Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) from a true story.

Otok in Ljubljana / New on the programme

Simon of the Mountain Simón de la montaña

Federico Luis

Monday, 09. 06. 2025 / 18:45 / Main Hall

The Argentine director’s debut work is a reflection on belonging and searching for an identity beyond the so-called normality. Winner of the Critics’ Week section of the Cannes Festival.

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Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Monday, 09. 06. 2025 / 19:30 / Small Hall

Palestinian activist Basel Adra has been documenting for years how Israeli occupiers destroy villages in his home region of Masafer Yatta. While fighting to preserve his community, he forms an unexpected alliance with Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham…