Kinosloga. Retrosex. 2024

16 February 2024.

Afire Roter Himmel

Christian Petzold / Germany / 2023 / 103 min / German

Summer by the Baltic Sea. The days are hot and it hasn’t rained in weeks. Four young people come together, friends old and new. As the parched forests around them begin to ignite, so do their emotions …

My Summer with Irene Quell’estate con Irène

Carlo Sironi / Italy, France / 2024 / 90 min

A story about two girls who flee to Sicily into the haven of nature and a carefree summer in order to escape reality. A film in which words are replaced by the sounds of cicadas and the sea, touches and gazes.

Listen to the Voices Kouté vwa

Maxime Jean-Baptiste / French Guiana, France, Belgium / 2024 / 77 min / French

Thirteen-year-old Melrick lives in a suburb of Paris but spends his summer holidays with his beloved grandmother, Nicole, in Cayenne, French Guiana. Eager to learn to play the drums, he awakens the spirit of Lucas Diomar, his uncle and Nicole’s son, who died tragically years earlier.

Direct Action Direct Action

Guillaume Cailleau, Ben Russell / Germany, France / 2024 / 216 min / French

Notre-Dame-des-Landes, a predominantly agricultural area in northwest France, was occupied by squatters in the early 2000s to prevent the construction of a regional airport. A community of activists and farmers, twice forcibly evicted by the state, finally achieved the project’s cancellation in 2018. Their victory is the most successful example of the French anti-development movement known as ZAD (Zone à défendre). Today, ZAD serves as a national and international organisational platform for activists, and in 2021, it gave rise to a new environmental movement, Les Soulèvements de la Terre.

Stars by the Pound 100 kilos d'étoiles

Marie-Sophie Chambon / France / 2018 / 85 min / French, Slovene subtitles / 11+

A Complete Unknown A Complete Unknown

James Mangold / USA / 2024 / 141 min / English

A much-anticipated biographical drama about the rise of one of the most influential songwriters in history, who changed the course of American music.

Pictures of Ghosts Retratos Fantasmas

Kleber Mendonça Filho / Brazil / 2023 / 93 min / Portuguese

Like in many places around the world, in the 20th century, millions of people went to the cinema in the centre of Recife. This three-part film essay is a playful and captivating homage to cinema in Recife and the movie theatres where the author grew up and still lives.

Arco Arco

Ugo Bienvenu / France / 2025 / 88 min / French / 9+

Tales from the Magic Garden Tales from the Magic Garden

Leon Vidmar, David Súkup, Patrik Pašš, Jean-Claude Rozec / Slovenia, Slovakia, France, Czech Republic / 2025 / 71 min / Dubbed / 7+

Three kids spend the night at their grandpa’s house. To fill the silence after losing their grandma, the family’s storyteller, they create their own stories and discover the power of imagination. This uplifting stop-motion film celebrates creativity and its healing magic.

That's What She Said, Vol.2 That's What She Said, Vol.2

različne avtorice / various / 2025 / 61 min / Slovene subtitles / 15+

The Voice of Hind Rajab Sawt Hind Rajab

Kaouther Ben Hania / Tunisia, France / 2025 / 89 min / Arabic

A harrowing reconstruction of the attempted rescue of a Palestinian girl, intertwining real emergency call recordings with dramatised scenes in a call centre. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize in Venice and nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Non-English Language Film.

The Invasion The Invasion

Sergej Loznica / Netherlands, USA, France / 2024 / 145 min / Ukrainian

The Runner Davandeh

Amir Naderi / Iran / 1984 / 94 min / Persian

Die My Love Die My Love

Lynne Ramsay / United Kingdom, Canada, USA / 2024 / 119 min / English

A poetic, raw portrait of a woman caught in a vortex of love and madness. Lynne Ramsay’s film (We Need to Talk About Kevin) earned Jennifer Lawrence a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress (Drama) and widespread critical acclaim.

What Does the Nature Say to You Geu jayeoni nege mworago hani

Hong Sang-soo / South Korea / 2025 / 108 min / Korean

A young poet brings his girlfriend to her parents’ home and marvels at the size of the house. He encounters her father in the driveway and ends up spending the entire day with the family. They serve him a stew made from chicken raised by the father himself…

My Armenian Phantoms Mes fantômes arméniens

Tamara Stepanyan / France, Armenia, Qatar / 2025 / 75 min / Armenian, Russian

An intimate cinematic journey through the history of Armenian film, organically linked to a political, social and cultural world that no longer exists: the Soviet Empire.

The Red Shoes The Red Shoes

Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger / United Kingdom / 1948 / 133 min / English

A restored version of Powell and Pressburger’s masterpiece: the story of a young ballerina torn between the man she loves and her passion for dance.

Pop Paper City Pop Paper City

Georgina Hurcombe / United Kingdom / 2022 / 33 min / Dubbed / 3+

Pop Paper City is the capital of a captivating paper world. Plom, Phoebe, Mae-Mae, Hooper, Zip, and Fly are a group of unique paper friends who live in Pop Paper City. Through their adventures, they find new ways to have fun together – such as cowboy adventures, pirate treasure hunts, and even exploring outer space!

New Classmates Novi sošolci

Toni Cahunek / Slovenia / 2025 / 89 min / Slovene, Albanian, English, Slovene subtitles

Slovenia’s economy relies on workers from Kosovo. But how does society accept their children? The documentary New Classmates explores the background of Kosovar immigration and the challenges their children face integrating into a new country. It highlights the stories of four children of immigrant families and their parents, who face various obstacles due to their ethnic background and limited knowledge of the Slovenian language.

Dog on Trial Le procès du chien

Laetitia Dosch / Switzerland, France / 2024 / 80 min / French

Avril, an idealistic lawyer with a fondness for lost causes, takes on the defence of Cosmos, a dog accused of biting three people. What follows is the first trial against a quadruped since the Middle Ages. Avril must win by any means necessary, otherwise her unusual client will face the death penalty. Winner of the Cannes Palm Dog Award.