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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Hola Frida Hola Frida

André Kadi, Karine Vézina

Wednesday, 18. 02. 2026 / 10:00 / Main Hall

This playful and colourful film takes us into the world of the girl who would one day become the famous painter Frida Kahlo. Curious, imaginative and full of life, Frida turns every trial into an adventure.

Whites Wash at Ninety Belo se pere na devetdeset

Marko Naberšnik

Wednesday, 18. 02. 2026 / 15:20 / Main Hall

A film adaptation of the bestselling novel by Bronja Žakelj, in which the author recounts her own life story. Set in Ljubljana in the 1980s, the film is a touching, humorous, and inspiring tale of growing up, loss, and survival.

It Was Just an Accident Yek tasadef sadeh

Jafar Panahi

Wednesday, 18. 02. 2026 / 18:15 / Main Hall