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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Whites Wash at Ninety Belo se pere na devetdeset
Marko Naberšnik
Wednesday, 07. 01. 2026 / 13:00 / Main Hall
A film adaptation of the bestselling novel by Bronja Žakelj, in which the author recounts her own life story. Set in Ljubljana in the 1980s, the film is a touching, humorous, and inspiring tale of growing up, loss, and survival.
Father Mother Sister Brother Father Mother Sister Brother
Jim Jarmusch
Wednesday, 07. 01. 2026 / 16:40 / Main Hall
Three stories, sometimes funny, sometimes sad, about the relationship between parents and their adult children. Jim Jarmusch’s “anti-action film” received the Golden Lion in Venice.
New Classmates Novi sošolci
Toni Cahunek
Wednesday, 07. 01. 2026 / 18:00 / 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.