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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Digger Digger

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Wednesday, 28. 10. 2026 / 17:00 / Main Hall

Celtic Utopia Útóipe Cheilteach

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Wednesday, 28. 10. 2026 / 17:30 / Small Hall

One hundred years after the declaration of partial independence, a bold new wave of Irish musicians is redefining an ancient tradition and reflecting on their colonial past.

Fjord Fjord

Cristian Mungiu

Wednesday, 28. 10. 2026 / 19:40 / Main Hall

Described by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu (4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days) as ‘a plea against fundamentalism of all kinds,’ the film divided critics and audiences at the Cannes Film Festival and earned the director his second Palme d’Or. Starring Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve.”