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Animal
-Date: 17 May-
Under the hot Greek sun, the animateurs at an all-inclusive island resort prepare for the busy touristic season. Kalia is the leader of the pack. Paper decors, glossy costumes and dance shows fill the stage.
As summer intensifies and the work pressure builds up, their nights become violent and Kalia’s struggle is revealed in the darkness. But when the spotlights turn on again, the show must go on.
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AdventureDocumentary
Bambi: A Tale of Life in the Woods (Bambi, l'histoire d'une vie dans les bois)
-Date: 3 May-
Follow the story of little fawn Bambi through his adventures, accompanied by the animals that surround him in the forest, and built on the theme of cycles: the seasons, birth, life and death, as a metaphor of disappearance.
Knowledge comes through the discovery of nature, learning through the efforts that Bambi must make to grow up. The succession of generations and the identification with the elders are recurrent themes in this initiatory tale. Friendship, respect, self-discovery and the discovery of others are addressed in a poetic way in this film adaptation written as a hymn to nature.
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Comedy
Butterflies (Perhoset)
-Date: 10 May-
The 1hr 43mins duration is inclusive of the short film Covert, which precedes the feature film.
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In the midst of Finland's chaotic Tango festival, Siiri, a cynic of epic proportions, clashes with her relentlessly optimistic father, Petri. As Siiri grapples with maintaining her politician boss's sanity amidst marital strife, and Petri juggles his own facade of stability, they both confront the lies they've told themselves in a dance of self-discovery.
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-Date: 18 May-
Barely 22, Franz Klammer finds himself in the eye of the storm at the men’s downhill competition at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games. The charismatic newcomer who cemented his status at the 1972 Olympics in Innsbruck has won virtually every race but pressure from the media, the public and the hopes of an entire nation are mounting.
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Drama
Close
-Date: 24 May -
TW: Self Harm
Cannes 2022 Grand Prix Winner, Oscar 2023 Nominee: Best International Feature Film
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Thirteen year olds Leo and Remi have always been incredibly close but they drift apart after the intimacy of their relationship is questioned by schoolmates. When tragedy strikes, one is forced to confront why he distanced himself from his closest friend.
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Drama
Diagnosis: Dissent
-Date: 20 May-
This hard-hitting drama is based on real life stories of political prisoners. Diagnosis: Dissent, the first feature film by Denys Tarasov, is also the first film in the world that addresses the theme of forced psychiatric treatment as punishment for those who disagree with the political order in the Soviet Union. Andrii, a young, creative, freedom-loving person uncovers a horrible truth that had been kept secret for years.
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Family Matter (Sei Fratelli)
-Date: 26 Apr-
It is rightly said, the strongest bonds are also the most fragile and they get tested in this gripping drama. Family tensions of six siblings come to the fore when the father passes away. The siblings find themselves together for the first time in their father’s house in Bordeaux, living the illusion of being one strong and united family. But with dramatic back stories conflicts and tensions rapidly unravel.
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DramaHistory
Let The River Flow (Ellos eatnu - La elva leve)
-Date: 11 May-
6 wins & 8 nominations including 2023 Norwegian Academy Award – Best Film, Best Director and Best Supporting Actor
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Based on true events that inspired a generation of young Norwegians, writer/director Ole Giæver’s elegant, multi award-winning historical drama follows a young woman who is unintentionally drawn into a protest against a dam that may flood Indigenous Sámi land.
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ComedyDrama
Let's Get Lost (Ailleurs si j'y suis)
-Date: 27 Apr-
The 1h 48 mins duration inclusive of the short film Flutter which precedes the feature.
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Just when his family and his job particularly need his presence, Matthew (Jérémie Renier), without any warning, walks out into the woods and decides to stay there. Confronted by this radical act of freedom and unsettled by his sudden absence, his relatives, friends and colleagues come face to face with their own existence and the choices they have made.
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Drama
Minghun
-Date: 16 May-
The 1h 38mins duration is inclusive of the Short Film: Hierarchy, which precedes the feature film
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Minghun is a poignant story about hope, love and the search for the meaning of life and what comes after it. It tells us about the most important emotions and the existential limits of the human experience. It is astory about the meeting of cultures and about love, which can show up in unexpected ways. Truly, the end can be a beginning.
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-Date: 24 May-
Rosa is a successful designer living in a generic big city. After the unexpected death of her grandfather, she realizes she has not been in a place where she felt connected or loved since she left her homeland.
She abandons the city to go to her grandfather’s property. This is where she grew up and she is thinking of selling the land she has inherited. Things take a twist when letters and clues show up. Rosa discovers that her grandfather has left her an important task that will help her make peace with herself and others, while she fixes her grandfather’s past mistakes.
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Animation
Savages (Sauvages)
-Date: 4 May-
In Borneo, near the tropical forest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria's cousin Selaï comes to live with them seeking refuge from the conflict between his indigenous tribe and the logging companies. Kéria, Selaï and the little orangutang, now named Oshi, will have to fight against their forest’s destruction. But for Keria, the fight will also allow her to discover the truth of her own origins.
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DramaSports
Serena
-Date: 2 May-
Rating TBC: Possible R21
The 1h 43mins is inclusive of the short film Beyond The Door which precedes the feature film.
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This film is about perseverance against all odds. It tells the story of Serena Segalle, a student and retired athlete who was born with a club foot and told she would never be able to run. Despite all her naysayers, she comes out of retirement to become one of Europe’s top 400m sprinters.
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-Date: 1 May-
Sidetracked is an optimistic comedy about how a group of friends – all in their forties - confront challenges experienced by many in present-day society: the lack of jobs and opportunities, the search for a better life and love stories that rarely last forever.
After a six-year relationship, Alberto and Luisa, who are at a low-ebb in both their personal and professional lives, decide to move to a small village in the middle of nowhere. Luisa has to travel to Madrid every day to work whilst Alberto takes care of their son. They soon realise in they are not alone in their struggles.
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Documentary
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Savvusanna sõsarad)
-Date: 3 May-
17 wins & 30 nominations including Winner of Directing Award, World Cinema - Documentary at 2023 Sundance.
In the darkness of a smoke sauna, women share their innermost secrets and intimate experiences, washing off the shame trapped in their bodies and regaining their strength through a sense of communion.
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Comedy
Tasty (Gardutė)
-DATE: 25 Apr-
The 1hr 51 mins duration is inclusive of the short film Flutter, which precedes the feature film.
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Best friends Ona and Saule work as chefs in a small canteen in Kaunas, Tasty. Always going out of their way to please their customers, one day Saule signs them up for a televised cooking contest by creating fake restaurant profiles. They surprisingly get in. The prize: the winner gets their own restaurant.
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-Date: 9 May-
The 1hr 53mins duration is inclusive of the the short film, Kamu Happy Kan, Nak? which precedes the screening of the feature film.
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Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned from London to live and work among the small, close-knit community near to where Joe grew up. Now deeply embedded in life around the lake, the drama of a year in their lives and those of the memorable characters around them unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons as this enclosed world becomes an everywhere.
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-Date: 24 May-
Closing Film of European Film Festival 2025
Karoline a young factory worker, finds herself abandoned and pregnant while striving to climb out of poverty in post-World War I Copenhagen. Amidst her struggles, she meets Dagmar a charismatic woman running a secret adoption agency within a candy store, helping poor mothers find foster homes for their unwanted children. A strong connection is formed between the two women, but Karoline’s world shatters as she stumbles upon the dreadful revelation of the nightmarish fate she unknowingly embraces.
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DramaRomanceSports
The Swedish Torpedo (Den svenska torpeden)
-Date: 18 May-
2025 Winner Guldbagge for Best Visual Effects.
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This gripping period drama from director Frida Kempff tells the story of Sally Bauer (portrayed with immense sensitivity by Josefin Neldén), a Swedish mother who pursues her dream of swimming the English Channel before the Second World War envelops Europe.
The “torpedo moniker is fitting as during her the Swedish swimming sensation took on a number of long-distance challenges, usually succeeding with flying colours. There is a novel and a play written about her inspiring life and now this feature film.
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Drama
Tove
-Date: 17 May-
The 1h 49mins duration is inclusive of the short film Unlearning, relearning which precedes the feature.
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In the midst of her artistic struggles and unconventional personal life, Tove Jansson found worldwide success from an unexpected side project: the creation of the beloved world of the Moomins. TOVE is a captivating drama about the creative energy of an iconic talent and her turbulent search for identity, desire and freedom.
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-Date: 27 Apr-
This tells the story of a debt collector Karel, his 80-year old mother Mathilde - a former choir singer - and his teenage son Pavel. The withdrawn, emotionally torn Karel does not get along with his extroverted and bohemian mother. Pavel despises his father’s profession and cannot forget that he abandoned his family as a child.
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Drama
Warboy
-Date: 24 Apr-
2 nominations at Gopo Awards 2024: Best Original Music and the Young Hope Award
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It is the fall of 1944 with World War II closing to an end. In this backdrop, teenager Nicu embarks on a perilous journey through the wilderness of the Apuseni Mountains trying to save the horses belonging to his family.
When a group of wounded German soldiers arrive in the village and begin preparations to retreat, his horses are taken to help carry men and war equipment. Desperate to save his horses, Nicu takes them back and runs away in the forest resulting in a dramatic journey.
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DramaFamily
Winners (Sieger Sein)
-Date: 26 April-
The First 100 tickets will be sold at $10!
The 2hr 3mins is inclusive of the short film Hannah which precedes the feature film screening.
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Eleven-year-old Mona has fled Syria with her Kurdish family and ended up in a school in Wedding, where 90% of the students are “foreigners”. And while Mona doesn’t know much German, she speaks football fluently.
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-Date: 15 May-
Best First Feature at Warsaw International Film Festival (2023)
When a conservative father interrupts his son Victor (Soma Sándor) and hears of the assignment, he reports Ana to the school’s principal (Tünde Skovrán). Ana is accused of misconduct and spreading homosexual propaganda. When the local media reports the brewing scandal, she faces even more scrutiny. Ana must now decide: whether to fight or to flee. Without Air is a multiple award-winning film, including
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