A heartrending and magnificently directed drama, freely adapted from The Unwomanly Face of War, brought the young Russian director Kantemir Balagov (Closeness) the award for best direction in the Un Certain Regard category of the Cannes Film Festival, the Vodomec Award for best film at the Ljubljana International Film Festival (Liffe), and an Academy Awards candidature for Best International Feature Film.
Beanpole Dilda
A story about Ija and Maša, two young women seeking sense and hope in the ruins of post-war Leningrad.
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Sound of Falling In die Sonne schauen
Mascha Schilinski
Thursday, 13. 11. 2025 / 11:00 / 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.
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Hysteria Hysteria
Mehmet Akif Büyükatalay
Thursday, 13. 11. 2025 / 16:00 / Main Hall
Hysteria kicks off when a copy of the Quran is burnt on a film set. The film crew are determined to uncover the truth, plunging the production into a state of chaos.
New Classmates Novi sošolci
Toni Cahunek
Thursday, 13. 11. 2025 / 17:15 / Small Hall
Slovenia’s economy relies on workers from Kosovo. But how does society accept their children? The documentary New Classmates explores the background of Kosovar immigration and the challenges their children face integrating into a new country. It highlights the stories of four children of immigrant families and their parents, who face various obstacles due to their ethnic background and limited knowledge of the Slovenian language.