Challenging our understanding of radicalisation and its reasons, The Empty Room is a personified portrayal of a global problem: a Belgian family is faced with the aftermath of the death of their 19-year-old son who had left to wage Jihad in Syria. Banding together with other parents in her situation, the mother fights against the silent disappearance of her son through the cracks of the judiciary system, demanding that his death be officially recognised.
The Empty Room La chambre vide
What's On
The Eternal Memory La memoria infinita
Maite Alberdi
Thursday, 28. 03. 2024 / 17:30 / Small Hall
The story of Paulina’s deep and uncompromising devotion and Augusto’s fierce struggle to preserve his identity is a heartbreaking and inspiring monument to the indestructible power of love. The film by Maite Alberdi (The Mole Agent) was nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary.
Priscilla Priscilla
Sofia Coppola
Thursday, 28. 03. 2024 / 18:20 / Main Hall
With a gentle and sensitive story of a young girl’s longing, growing up in a fairy tale, and finding her own life path, Sofia Coppola (Marie Antoinette, Lost in Translation) reveals the other side of the American myth of the King of Rock’n’Roll. The film, based on Priscilla Presley’s book Elvis and Me, brought Cailee Spaeny the Best Actress award in Venice.
Snatched from the Source Zajeti v izviru – Slovenski otroci Lebensborna
Maja Weiss
Thursday, 28. 03. 2024 / 19:50 / Small Hall
Maja Weiss’s documentary tells the stories of four stolen children, the last remaining Slovenian victims of the Nazi Lebensborn programme.