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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The Botanist Zhi wu xue jia
Jing Yi
Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 14:50 / Main Hall
The delicate friendship between a boy and a girl in a remote Chinese valley deepens into a dreamlike allegory that blurs the lines between reality and the enchanting world of botany.
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Stealing Land Zemljo krast
Žiga Virc
Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 17:00 / Main Hall
Filmed over a period of two days, this biting social satire focuses on the volatility of tolerance and how ordinary conversation can quickly turn into an ideological clash of opinions.
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Perspectives
Wind, Talk to Me Vetre, pričaj sa mnom
Stefan Đorđević
Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 19:00 / Main Hall
On a mission to complete a cinematic tribute to his deceased mother, Serbian director Stefan Đorđević looks into loss and the grieving process in a struggle to come to terms with his own bereavement.