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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Kinobalon / Additional Screening

Animal Tales of Christmas Magic Le Grand Noël des animaux

več avtoric

Tuesday, 30. 12. 2025 / 10:00 / Main Hall

Enchanting stories unfold in Animal Tales of Christmas Magic, where festive wonders come to life. Delve into these heartwarming and modern tales as animals embark on spellbinding journeys from France to Japan to the Far North and its northern lights, spreading joy and generosity.

Bugonia Bugonia

Yorgos Lanthimos

Tuesday, 30. 12. 2025 / 15:50 / Main Hall

A chillingly funny (or perhaps funny chilling) film about our mad times, something only Yorgos Lanthimos could make.

Hamnet Hamnet

Chloé Zhao

Tuesday, 30. 12. 2025 / 18:20 / Main Hall

Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) imagines how a tragedy from Shakespeare’s real life might have inspired the creation of his timeless masterpiece Hamlet. Starring the exceptional Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, the film is a moving story about love, loss, and the healing power of art.