Coming from a distant island, Julia, a cute and speedy little she-mouse, has moved into a residential building (a.k.a “The Mouse Mansion”) where she feels a bit like a stranger. She gets to meet Sam who also lives there and is a welcoming and crafty little he-mouse. Julia has her mam for only family. Sam on the contrary has a large family with mam, dad and a sibling group of six. Despite their different characters, they soon get to very much like each other. Sam helps his new little neighbor friend to get used to her new life. The funny entertaining adventures they experience in and around The Mouse Mansion allow Julia to become ever more integrated into this new different environment. Even though she sometimes feels nostalgic about the beautiful and warm island where she was born and misses, she feels more at home day after day, surrounded by her new neighbors and friends.
Sam & Julia - The Mouse Mansion Sam & Julia - The Mouse Mansion
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Bitter Christmas Amarga Navidad
Pedro Almodóvar
Sunday, 06. 09. 2026 / 11:00 / 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!
Zejtune Żejtune
Alex Camilleri
Sunday, 06. 09. 2026 / 16:40 / Main Hall
When Mar’s estranged mother passes away, she sees her way out of Malta by selling off her inheritance: three pieces of farmland in the countryside. On her journey to claim her land, she meets Nenu, a spirited 80-year-old għana singer whose vibrant folk music pulls her into the colourful traditions of the island she’s been so eager to escape… Directed by the Maltese-American filmmaker Alex Camilleri (Luzzu).