The story revolves around Jovan, a 10-year-old boy with partial cerebral palsy, and Milica, a gutsy girl who is the new student in Jovan’s school. Milica’s parents are on the verge of a divorce and she is convinced that her prospective stepmother is a witch who has cast a spell on her father. As Jovan and Milica develop a bond of friendship, they become witch hunters, hoping that by making her disappear the spell that has been cast on her father will be broken.
The Witch Hunters Zlogonje
The witch hunt offers young protagonists a reality beyond anything they could have imagined. A suspense-ridden adventure film about children’s emancipation, The Witch Hunters has been bagging awards at kids film festivals across the world.
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Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo Dounia et la princesse d'Alep
Marya Zarif, André Kadi
Saturday, 27. 07. 2024 / 17:15 / Main Hall
Dounia is 6 years old. She lives in Aleppo, a thousand-year-old legendary city in the heart of the world. But one day, war breaks out… So she leaves Aleppo with a few nigella seeds in her hand. With the help of the princess of Aleppo, Dounia makes the journey to a new world.
The Second Act Le deuxième acte
Quentin Dupieux
Saturday, 27. 07. 2024 / 19:00 / Main Hall
Quentin Dupieux (Daaaaaalí!) returns behind the camera with a provocative, absurdist yet hilarious love letter to terrible films and bad actors facing their characters and their lines. This is farcical, surrealistic cinema that only he is capable of – with a message, if not many – and starring his most A-list cast yet. Opening film of this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Joan Baez: I Am a Noise Joan Baez: I Am a Noise
Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle, Karen O’Connor
Saturday, 27. 07. 2024 / 21:00 / Main Hall
An intimate documentary portrait in which the legendary singer and activist is unusually candid about her life on and off the stage.