»There are so many people in the world who never get a chance. This is a story about what happens when they do.«
– Christopher Zalla
»A resolute crowdpleaser. Watch it without tissues at your own risk.«
– Variety
Radical Radical
In a Mexican border town plagued by neglect, corruption and violence, a teacher tries a radical new method to unleash the curiosity and potential of his students … and maybe even their genius. Based on a true story!
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Christy Christy
Brendan Canty
Saturday, 22. 11. 2025 / 19:20 / Main Hall
Set in the Cork City’s working-class north side, the film follows a 17-year-old foster child. Suddenly forced to move in with his estranged older brother, Christy discovers that blood is thicker than water.
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Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!
Igor Bezinović
Saturday, 22. 11. 2025 / 20:15 / Small Hall
On 12 September 1919, a troop of some three hundred soldiers under the leadership of the flamboyant war-loving Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio swooped into the Northern-Adriatic port town of Fiume, now Rijeka, wanting to annex the city to Italy. Over the course of the next 16 months, during what is regarded as one of the most bizarre militant sieges of all time his official photography team captured over 10,000 images. A century later, Igor Bezinović orchestrates a direct-action history lesson focused on the siege and its modern-day implications.
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The Little Sister La petite dernière
Hafsia Herzi
Saturday, 22. 11. 2025 / 21:30 / Main Hall
A young Muslim woman struggles to reconcile her blossoming sexuality with her identity and family expectations in Hafsia Herzi’s adaptation of Fatima Daas’ 2020 novel.