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

Kontinental '25 Kontinental '25

Radu Jude

Wednesday, 12. 11. 2025 / 16:00 / Main Hall

Using a mixture of drama and comedy, topics as diverse as the housing crisis, post-socialist economics and nationalism are dissected with a sharp, absurdist scalpel, in a narrative focused on a bailiff haunted by a sense of guilt over a homeless person’s death.

New Classmates Novi sošolci

Toni Cahunek

Wednesday, 12. 11. 2025 / 17:30 / Small Hall

Slovenia’s economy relies on workers from Kosovo. But how does society accept their children? The documentary New Classmates explores the background of Kosovar immigration and the challenges their children face integrating into a new country. It highlights the stories of four children of immigrant families and their parents, who face various obstacles due to their ethnic background and limited knowledge of the Slovenian language.

LIFFe / Kings & Queens

The Young Mother's Home Jeunes mères

Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne

Wednesday, 12. 11. 2025 / 18:20 / Main Hall

The Dardenne Brothers’ new outing takes an unfiltered look at the anxieties and hopes of young working-class women. Cannes 2025 Best Screenplay Award.