Father & Soldier Tirailleurs
1917. A Senegalese farmer joins the French army to be close to his seventeen-year-old son, who was forcibly conscripted. An epic tale of this hidden aspect of French history, and an intimate portrait of fatherly love. The opening film of the Un Certain Regard section of the Cannes Festival.
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Late Shift Heldin
Petra Volpe
Thursday, 21. 05. 2026 / 17:40 / Main Hall
Shot with the pacing and tension of a thriller, Late Shift follows a single night in the working life of a nurse in an overcrowded Swiss hospital. Both gripping and compassionate, the film is a tribute to the extraordinary people who stand by us in the most vulnerable moments of our lives.