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 / Panorama

A Poet Un poeta

Simón Mesa Soto

Tuesday, 18. 11. 2025 / 11:00 / Main Hall

A dark comedy, Mesa Soto’s second feature blends wry humour with a perceptive take on Colombia’s current social milieu to tell a tale of promise, expectation and failure.

LIFFe / Perspectives

Blue Heron Blue Heron

Sophy Romvari

Tuesday, 18. 11. 2025 / 15:00 / Main Hall

The Canadian-Hungarian filmmaker builds on her celebrated short work in a complex, sure-handed drama that deftly weaves documentary elements into a raw fictionalization of her own childhood.

LIFFe / Perspectives

Growing Down Minden Rendben

Bálint Dániel Sós

Tuesday, 18. 11. 2025 / 17:00 / Main Hall

A widowed father grapples with a tricky ethical dilemma after being the sole witness to a serious, potentially life-threatening accident caused by his son.