"With [this] extraordinarily poetic work, Bozic is putting himself forward as a new voice in contemporary Slovenian cinema."
- Cineuropa.
The Vesna award winner for best Slovenian film had its world premiere at the Toronto film fest.
Stories From The Chestnut Woods Zgodbe iz kostanjevih gozdov
In a forested valley between Italy and Yugoslavia in the mid-20th century, a stingy widower befriends a young woman and helps her depart in search of a new life across the ocean. A chance encounter gives rise to a dreamy fairy tale on loss, regret and the power of imagination.
cast Massimo De Francovich, Ivana Roščić, Giusi Merli, Tomi Janežič, Anita Kravos, Nataša Keser, Janja Majzelj, Marko Brecelj, Matija Solce, Janez Škof
IMDbThe DVD of the film is available in our Bookshop. (List of available DVDs in Slovene only)
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The Botanist Zhi wu xue jia
Jing Yi
Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 14:50 / Main Hall
The delicate friendship between a boy and a girl in a remote Chinese valley deepens into a dreamlike allegory that blurs the lines between reality and the enchanting world of botany.
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Avantpremieres
Stealing Land Zemljo krast
Žiga Virc
Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 17:00 / Main Hall
Filmed over a period of two days, this biting social satire focuses on the volatility of tolerance and how ordinary conversation can quickly turn into an ideological clash of opinions.
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Perspectives
Wind, Talk to Me Vetre, pričaj sa mnom
Stefan Đorđević
Thursday, 20. 11. 2025 / 19:00 / Main Hall
On a mission to complete a cinematic tribute to his deceased mother, Serbian director Stefan Đorđević looks into loss and the grieving process in a struggle to come to terms with his own bereavement.