The Apprentice The Apprentice

Ali Abbasi / Canada, Ireland, Denmark / 2024 / 122 min / English

The Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi dramatises Trump’s rise to power through a Faustian pact with influential right-wing lawyer Roy Cohn. As the director puts it: “A success story that could only happen in America.”

cast Sebastian Stan, Jeremy Strong, Maria Bakalova, Martin Donovan, Catherine McNally, Charlie Carrick, Ben Sullivan, Mark Rendall, Joe Pingue, Jim Monaco

festivals, awards Cannes; Telluride; London

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Splish Splash Forever! Plitsch Platsch Forever!

Natascha Beller

Sunday, 04. 10. 2026 / 17:00 / Main Hall

Pola (11) wants to save the swimming pool “Splish Splash” from being closed so that her best friend will come back. Her friend’s parents, who ran the café, emigrated when the pool was shut down. But her friend does not return, and Pola learns to let go of the past and stand up for a greater cause. In the end, she has not only won the fight for the pool, but also gained new friendships.

The Thing to be Done Ono što treba činiti

Srđan Kovačević

Sunday, 04. 10. 2026 / 18:00 / Small Hall

A film about the dark side of modern Europe, but also about genuine union work and solidarity, which, despite everything, is still possible. Winner of the Audience Award and the Golden Arena for Best Director in Pula.

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Fantasy Fantasy

Kukla

Sunday, 04. 10. 2026 / 19:00 / Main Hall

Mihrije, Sina, and Jasna are best friends in their early twenties. Because of their boyish lifestyle, they often clash with their conservative surroundings. When they meet a transgender woman named Fantasy, a new world opens up to them… In her feature debut, young Slovenian director Kukla asks: “Who am I when there is no one left to define me?” The film won the award for Best Ensemble Cast at the Sarajevo Film Festival.