Singing in the Wilderness Singing in the Wilderness

Dongnan Chen / China, USA / 2021 / 98 min

A choir, after a century of hiding in the mountains, is accidentally discovered by the local propaganda minister, who decides to make it a national sensation. Ping and Sheng are two idealistic young villagers who, along with the other members of the choir, embark on a journey that could change their future—and perhaps reconnect them with their past ...

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Late Shift Heldin

Petra Volpe

Sunday, 01. 03. 2026 / 16:50 / 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.

Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!

Igor Bezinović

Sunday, 01. 03. 2026 / 18:00 / Small Hall

On 12 September 1919, a troop of some three hundred soldiers under the leadership of the flamboyant war-loving Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio swooped into the Northern-Adriatic port town of Fiume, now Rijeka, wanting to annex the city to Italy. Over the course of the next 16 months, during what is regarded as one of the most bizarre militant sieges of all time his official photography team captured over 10,000 images. A century later, Igor Bezinović orchestrates a direct-action history lesson focused on the siege and its modern-day implications.

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Vermiglio Vermiglio

Maura Delpero

Sunday, 01. 03. 2026 / 19:00 / Main Hall

A quietly moving, beautifully shot pastoral drama by an Italian director that takes place in four chapters set in the four seasons. Grand Jury Prize in Venice.