“A gloriously punk spin on the historical documentary genre.”
– Screen Daily.
“Partly a comic opera and partly a chilling message from the past.”
– The Guardian.
“Both compelling and very amusing.”
– Variety.
Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!
Citizens of the Croatian town of Rijeka (Fiume) retell, reconstruct and reinterpret a ludicrous story of the 16-month occupation of their city that happened in 1919 when Gabriele D’Annunzio, the poet, dandy, and preacher of war, proclaimed it a Regency of his own. European Film Award for Best European Documentary.
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Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad
Pedro Almodóvar
Tuesday, 25. 08. 2026 / 18:00 / Main Hall
Bitter Christmas tells two alternating stories. One takes place in 2004 and stars an advertising director Elsa during a long weekend in December. The other, set in the present, features Raúl, a cult director working on a new script. Soon we discover Raúl is writing about Elsa, her boyfriend Bonifacio, and her friends Patricia and Natalia… Almodóvar’s—always stylish—latest comes straight from Cannes!
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Howard Hawks
Tuesday, 25. 08. 2026 / 20:30 / Congress Square
Last Screening
The Last One for the Road Le città di pianura
Francesco Sossai
Tuesday, 25. 08. 2026 / 20:30 / Main Hall
Francesco Sossai breathes new life into Italian comedy with a bittersweet road movie. Together with two old friends, we wander through the Venetian lowlands, empty our glasses, and try to remember the “truly incredible thing about life” that Carlo Bianchi discovered. It was the big winner at the prestigious Italian David di Donatello film awards.