Kinosloga. Retrosex 2022
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Män som hatar kvinnor
Niels Arden Oplev / Sweden, Germany, Norway, Denmark / 2009 / 152 min / English, Swedish
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest Luftslottet som sprängdes
Daniel Alfredson / Sweden, Germany, Denmark / 2009 / 148 min / Swedish
Quit Staring at My Plate Ne gledaj mi u pijat
Hana Jušić / Croatia / 2016 / 105 min / Croatian
The attention-grabbing Croatian drama, feature-film debut by Hana Jušić, spotlights a young girl taking charge as the head of her family.
24 Weeks 24 Wochen
Anne Zohra Berrached / Germany / 2016 / 103 min / German
Socially provocative yet intimately penetrating portrait of a modern woman facing the tough decision about the life or death of her unborn child.
It's Not the Time of My Life Ernelláék Farkaséknál
Szabolcs Hajdu / Hungary / 2016 / 81 min / Hungarian
For his intimate examination of the workings of two families compelled to live together in a single household, Hajdu employed no fewer than 13 cinematographers. Best Film Award at Karlovy Vary 2016.
Staying Vertical Rester vertical
Alain Guiraudie / France / 2016 / 100 min / French
Torchbearer of the French LGBT cinema who has gripped audiences with his brilliant Stranger by the Lake, Alain Guiraudie’s latest picture is an alternative, expressly antifeminist take on parenthood.
A Good Wife Dobra žena
Mirjana Karanović / Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina / 2016 / 90 min / Serbian
The full-length feature debut by acknowledged Serbian actress Mirjana Karanović is a subtle psychological portrayal of a woman who accidentally discovers the truth about her seemingly perfect husband’s past.
Nocturama Nocturama
Bertrand Bonello / France, Germany, Belgium / 2016 / 130 min
A morning in Paris. Steadfast adolescents, alone or in groups, are moving through the city as if following a carefully devised plan. Towards the end of the day, they meet in a luxury department store, just before it closes. Night begins.
California Califórnia
Marina Person / Brazil / 2015 / 85 min / Portuguese
Containing a hefty dose of 1980s pop culture, California foregrounds the sobering experience of a teen girl torn between the bitter reality of São Paulo and dreams of the Promised Land.
Illegitimate Ilegitim
Adrian Sitaru / Romania / 2016 / 89 min / Romanian
Being denied state funding for its controversial examination of the issues of abortion and incest, the daring Romanian film was made on a shoestring budget as an acting improvisation.
The Love Witch The Love Witch
Anna Biller / USA / 2016 / 120 min / English
Featuring a modern-day witch who ruthlessly holds sway over men by concocting love potions and casting spells, The Love Witch’s 1960s décor and the vibrant colour spectrum create an atmosphere of Technicolor melodramas.
Porto Porto
Gabe Klinger / Portugal, Poland, USA, France / 2016 / 75 min / English, Portuguese
A life-changing one-night encounter in Porto between a young American and a French woman. One of the last roles of the tragically killed Anton Yelchin.
The White Knights Les chevaliers blancs
Joachim Lafosse / 2015 / 112 min / English, Arabic, French
The cinematic adaptation of a controversy that made headlines in 2007, the attempt of a French charity organisation to smuggle a large number of children out of Chad into France.
Baden Baden Baden Baden
Rachel Lang / Belgium, France / 2016 / 95 min
A humorous, unpretentious portrayal of a young woman striving to reconnect with her inner self and other people over the course of one bizarre summer.
Ma' Rosa Ma' Rosa
Brillante Mendoza / Philippines / 2016 / 110 min / Filipino, Tagalog
The master of cinematic verismo, Filipino Brillante Mendoza, tackles the subject of his country’s ubiquitous corruption. Cannes 2016 Best Actress Award.
Men & Chicken Mænd & høns
Anders Thomas Jensen / Denmark / 2015 / 104 min
Using typical Scandinavian humour, Men & Chicken is a tragicomical parable of two eccentric brothers who learn the truth about themselves and their origins.
Winwin Winwin
Daniel Hoesl / Austria / 2016 / 84 min / English, German
A biting satire on present-day capitalist society and its typical representatives, just as sterile and replaceable as the money they trust more than anything else in the world.
Schneider vs. Bax Schneider vs. Bax
Alex van Warmerdam / Netherlands / 2015 / 96 min / Dutch
Another extravagance by director of iconic Borgman, this ink-black comedy features pretty bizarre characters whose oddness is matched only by the situations they find themselves in.
Dogs Câini
Bogdan Mirica / Romania / 2016 / 104 min / Romanian
The new rising star of Romanian Cinema, Bogdan Mirica’s feature debut is an original melange of American crime thriller and Romanian New Wave.