Kolja lives with his wife and his teenage son from a previous marriage in a small town near the Barents Sea. When the local mayor puts out a compulsory acquisition order on his property, he risks losing everything he cares about. Leviathan is a morally complex thriller set in provincial Putin-land. A gripping parable of power, faith and corruption.
Hana Jušić
Tuesday, 11. 08. 2026 / 20:30 / Main Hall
The second feature film from Hana Jušić (Quit Staring at My Plate) is a darkly poetic neo-Western about a mysterious Chilean woman who brings unrest to a traditional Croatian shepherding community at the beginning of the 20th century. Blending elements of Wuthering Heights, Croatian folklore, and Jane Campion’s The Piano, the film earned its two leading actresses an award at Locarno.
Mascha Schilinski
Wednesday, 12. 08. 2026 / 18:00 / Main Hall
The lives of four girls from different historical periods inhabiting the same farmstead in northeast Germany are subtly interconnected. Cannes 2025 Jury Prize.
Kristen Stewart
Wednesday, 12. 08. 2026 / 21:00 / Main Hall
Actress Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut, based on the inspiring memoirs by the American author Lidia Yuknavitch.
