The Italian 'refugee island' of Lampedusa is in the firm grip of winter's tristesse. As a fire destroys the worn down ferry that connects the island to Italy, the mayor and the local fishermen struggle for a new ship. The tiny community at the edge of Europe is engaged in a desperate struggle for solidarity with those who many consider the cause of the ongoing crisis: the African boat people.
Jakob Brossmann (filmography)
Rückruf (2010)
Tagwerk (2011)
Francesco Sossai
Monday, 01. 06. 2026 / 18:50 / 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.
Harry Lighton
Monday, 01. 06. 2026 / 21:00 / Main Hall
This explicit and raw yet surprisingly tender film challenges our notions of what an ideal relationship should look like. It won the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes.
Radu Jude
Tuesday, 02. 06. 2026 / 18:40 / Main Hall
Radu Jude, the ever-lucid provocateur behind Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World, returns with yet another razor-sharp satire on the perversities of neoliberalism. The film won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the Berlinale.