»Petzold’s writing has never been this casually crisp or rawly funny, studded with throwaway barbs and loudly unspoken truths.« – Variety. »Afire draws you in confidently and prepares its knockout emotional punch with scrupulousness and a vivid sense of surprise.«
– RogerEbert.com
Afire Roter Himmel
Summer by the Baltic Sea. The days are hot and it hasn’t rained in weeks. Four young people come together, friends old and new. As the parched forests around them begin to ignite, so do their emotions …
cast Thomas Schubert, Paula Beer, Langston Uibel, Enno Trebs, Matthias Brandt
festivals, awards Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the Berlin Festival.
IMDbThe DVD of the film is available in our Bookshop. (List of available DVDs in Slovene only)
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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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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.