“A master class in how to adapt – and improve! – a fine original screenplay from one cultural setting to another. Ishiguro actually manages to make an already subtle, quiet drama even subtler, and more emotional.” – Cinema Scope. “An absolutely gorgeous, heartbreaking piece of work.”
– Rolling Stone
Living Living
Living tells the story of a civil servant who has spent his entire working life buried under paperwork, but at the eleventh hour decides to turn his grey existence into something beautiful. This adaptation of Kurosawa’s Ikiru was written by Nobel Prize Winner Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day). Nominated for the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor.
cast Bill Nighy, Aimee Lou Wood, Alex Sharp, Tom Burke
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Scorched Earth Verbrannte Erde
Thomas Arslan
Wednesday, 30. 04. 2025 / 15:45 / Main Hall
A minimalist crime thriller set on the nocturnal streets of contemporary Berlin, much like its protagonist: laconic, efficient, and very, very cool.
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Conclave Conclave
Edward Berger
Wednesday, 30. 04. 2025 / 18:00 / Main Hall
When Cardinal Lawrence takes charge of one of the world’s most secretive and ancient procedures—the selection of a new Pope—he finds himself entangled in intrigues and scandals that could shake the very foundations of the Catholic Church. Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
No Other Land No Other Land
Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
Wednesday, 30. 04. 2025 / 19:30 / Small Hall
Palestinian activist Basel Adra has been documenting for years how Israeli occupiers destroy villages in his home region of Masafer Yatta. While fighting to preserve his community, he forms an unexpected alliance with Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham…