From 20 March 2025

Small Things Like These Small Things Like These

Tim Mielants / Ireland, USA, Belgium / 2024 / 98 min / English

Ireland, 1985. Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy) works as a coal merchant to support himself, his wife and their five daughters. While delivering coal to the local convent of the Magdalene Sisters, he begins to suspect that the girls' school they run is in fact a cruel and exploitative laundry ... The film, which is based on Claire Keegan's novel of the same name, opened the Berlinale.

cast Cillian Murphy, Emily Watson, Michelle Fairley, Eileen Walsh

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Honey Honey

Natasha Arthy

Sunday, 24. 05. 2026 / 14:40 / Main Hall

A shy Honey is caught between family secrets and her love of music. When she learns her grandfather might still be alive, she sets off on a journey – to find him and herself.

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Dandelion's Odyssey Planètes

Momoko Seto

Sunday, 24. 05. 2026 / 16:00 / Small Hall

Somewhere between computer animation, macro photography, and time-lapse footage, a gentle narrative unfolds about a world after the end of the world.

Whispers in the Woods Le chant des forêts

Vincent Munier

Sunday, 24. 05. 2026 / 16:50 / Main Hall

Following his film The Velvet Queen, in which he searched the Tibetan highlands for the elusive big cat, nature photographer Vincent Munier now invites us on an intimate journey to his native Vosges Mountains. Together with him, we will immerse ourselves in the sounds, textures, and scents of ancient forests. The film won the César Award for Best Documentary.