From 11 March 2025

The Seed of the Sacred Fig Daneh Anjeer Moghadas

Mohammad Rasoulof / Iran, Germany, France / 2024 / 168 min / Persian, Slovene subtitles

In a tense political thriller filmed in secrecy, a family becomes a microcosm of contemporary Iran. Mohammad Rasoulof created the film during the protests under the slogan Women, Life, Freedom. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Cannes and nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film.

cast Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Missagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani, Reza Akhlaghirad, Shiva Ordooie

festivals, awards Cannes 2024 (Jury Special Award,FIPRESCI Award), Sydney 2024 (Audience Award)

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LIFFe / Kings & Queens

Two Prosecutors Dva prokurora

Sergej Loznica

Monday, 17. 11. 2025 / 11:00 / Main Hall

In the age of the great Stalinist purges, an idealistic prosecutor takes the plunge into the corridors of a totalitarian regime, seeking justice for a prisoner.

LIFFe / Perspectives

The Devil Smokes (and Saves the Burnt Matches in the Same Box) El Diablo Fuma (y guarda las cabezas de los cerillos quemados en la misma caja)

Ernesto Martínez Bucio

Monday, 17. 11. 2025 / 15:00 / Main Hall

Set in a family home in the Mexican suburbs, this psychological drama paints an eerie portrait of everyday life, navigating a terrain between realism and a child’s imagination. A home-alone story laced with tales of the devil and the gradual collapse of reality cued by the parents’ disappearance.

LIFFe / Panorama

Two Seasons, Two Strangers Tabi to Hibi

Sho Miyake

Monday, 17. 11. 2025 / 17:30 / Main Hall

Shô Miyake’s contemplative feature probes the deeper impact of a chance encounter between two young loners. Spanning two seasons, the miniature spills out from a writer’s imagination into her real life.