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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Perspectives
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Mary Bronstein
Sunday, 16. 11. 2025 / 11:00 / Main Hall
Staying in a motel with her daughter who suffers from a mysterious illness, the life of a highly stressed mother starts to feel like a downward spiral into anxiety, exacerbated by traumatic memories and surreal, dreamlike visions.
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Additional Screening
My Summer Holiday Poletne počitnice
Petra Seliškar
Sunday, 16. 11. 2025 / 11:30 / Small Hall
A little shepherd spends his summers high in the mountains together with his dog friends.
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Adriatic Festival Network
Perla Perla
Alexandra Makarová
Sunday, 16. 11. 2025 / 14:40 / Main Hall
A harrowing portrait of a Slovakian émigré in Vienna, an artist and a mother unable to free herself of the demons haunting her tormented soul. Makarova’s psychologically complex drama reveals the lingering violence of totalitarian rule.