Twenty-seven-year-old Robyn Davidson decides to make a solo trek of over 2700 km across the Australian desert, accompanied by her dog Diggity and four camels. National Geographic is ready to finance the challenging expedition on the condition their photographer can document it. Giving up her solitude is something she reluctantly accepts. After having provided one of the magazine’s most successful features of the 1970s, Davidson elaborated her story into a bestselling classic of travel literature. (English spoken)
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The Other Way Around Volveréis
Jonás Trueba
Tuesday, 13. 05. 2025 / 17:30 / Main Hall
Is a “good” breakup possible? Spanish director Jonás Trueba’s film is a playful and witty nod to the classic remarriage comedies of the 1930s and 1940s, showing that separation can hold just as much love and hope as a reunion.
No Other Land No Other Land
Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Tuesday, 13. 05. 2025 / 19:00 / 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…
The Shrouds The Shrouds
David Cronenberg
Tuesday, 13. 05. 2025 / 20:00 / Main Hall
A dark but also humorous film about the corporeality of mourning, made by David Cronenberg after the death of his wife of many years. Starring Vincent Cassel as the director’s alter ego.