International Festival
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25.04 – 4.05.2025, Kraków

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Films

Aïcha

Best of Fests

Aïcha

Aïcha

Reż.: Mehdi M. Barsaoui

2024, 123 min

BEST OF FESTS AÏCHA2024 / 123 min / colorThe main character of Mehdi M. Barsaoui's film is Aya, a woman in her early twenties who lives in southern Tunisia. She feels trapped; decisions about her future are being made by everyone but her. Aya takes a minibus every day...

On Falling

Best of Fests

On Falling

ON FALLING

Reż.: Laura Carreira

2024, 104 min

BEST OF FESTS ON FALLING2024 / 104 min / colorAurora (a compelling performance by Joana Santos), is a migrant worker from Portugal. Fate has brought her to Scotland, where she works in a warehouse at a massive logistics center. Her daily routine largely consists of...

Familiar Touch

American Indies

Familiar Touch

Familiar Touch

Reż.: Sarah Friedland

2024, 92 min

AMERICAN INDIES FAMILIAR TOUCH2024 / 92 min / colorThe debut feature by American director Sarah Friedland took last year's Venice Film Festival by storm. It was shown in the Orizzonti (Horizons) competition and won three prestigious awards, including best director and...

Janet Planet

American Indies

Janet Planet

Janet Planet

Reż.: Annie Baker

2023, 110 min

AMERICAN INDIES JANET PLANET2023 / 110 min / colorThe film debut of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Anna Baker is set in the early 1990s in the idyllic landscape of western Massachusetts. It’s a story about the development and transience of human relationships. The...

Gasoline Rainbow

American Indies

Gasoline Rainbow

Gasoline Rainbow

Reż.: Bill Ross IV, Turner Ross

2023, 108 min

AMERICAN INDIES GASOLINE RAINBOW2023 / 108 min / colorAfter graduating high school, five teenagers from a small town in Oregon embark on what may be their last teenage adventure. They realize that they’re becoming adults and they will soon have to make important...

Mum Don’t Love Me No Mo’

Boys WIll Be Boys

Mum Don’t Love Me No Mo’

MARMAILLE

Reż.: Grégory Lucilly

2024, 94 min

BOYS WILL BE BOYS MARMAILLE2024 / 94 min / color15-year-old Thomas (a superb performance from Maxime Calicharane) lives on the French island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean; he dreams of winning a breakdancing competition and moving to a big city. His mother, who...

The Safe House

Boys WIll Be Boys

The Safe House

LA CACHE

Reż.: Lionel Baier

2025, 90 min

BOYS WILL BE BOYS LA CACHE2025 / 90 min / colorLionel Baier’s new movie is set in Paris during the tumultuous month of May, 1968. The protagonist is a little boy (the charmingly naive Ethan Chimenti) who stays at his grandparents’ big apartment during the student...

Three Days of Fish

Boys WIll Be Boys

Three Days of Fish

DRIE DAGEN VIS

Reż.: Peter Hoogendoom

2024, 85 min

BOYS WILL BE BOYS DRIE DAGEN VIS2024 / 85 min / b&wIn Dutch director Peter Hoogendoorn's second feature, a father comes back from Portugal, where he lives, to The Netherlands, his country of origin. Like every year, he tends to some errands and some doctors’...

Sandbag Dam

Boys WIll Be Boys

Sandbag Dam

ZEČJI NASIP

Reż.: Čejen Černić Čanak

2025, 88 min

BOYS WILL BE BOYS ZEČJI NASIP2025 / 88 min / colorMarko (Lan Novosel) lives with his parents and younger brother in a small Croatian village. Although he’s a gifted athlete and only getting better, he’s expected to become a car mechanic after finishing school, just...

Ghostlight

Stay Sane

Ghostlight

GHOSTLIGHT

Reż.: Kelly O’Sullivan, Alex Thompson

2024, 110 min

STAY SANE GHOSTLIGHT2024 / 110 min / colorAlex Thompson and Kelly O'Sullivan, the collaborators behind the highly successful Saint Frances (2019), are back with a new film. It centers on a family, or rather what’s left of it after a series of crises. Dan, a...

Mamífera

Stay Sane

Mamífera

MAMÍFERA

Reż.: Liliana Torres

2024, 93 min

STAY SANE MAMÍFERA2024 / 93 min / color40-year-old Lola seems to have everything she needs in life. She’s fulfilled in her job as an art professor, enjoys a loving relationship with her partner Bruno, and has a group of friends who always support her. In Liliana...

Surfacing

Stay Sane

Surfacing

LA LLEGADA DEL HIJO

Reż.: Cecilia Atán, Valeria Pivato

2024, 87 min

STAY SANE LA LLEGADA DEL HIJO2024 / 87 min / colorSofia is a woman who feels compelled to suppress her emotions, and she’s about to go through a lot of them, often conflicting ones, when she takes in her teenage son who’s being released from prison. Their reunion...

The Ties that Bind Us

Love Wins

The Ties that Bind Us

L'ATTACHEMENT

Reż.: Carine Tardieu

2024, 106 min

LOVE WINS L'ATTACHEMENT2024 / 106 min / colorThe doorbell rings. Sandra, a 50-year-old librarian, opens the door to her neighbor Cécile, who has a big favor to ask. Her water just broke; she and her partner have to go to the hospital immediately, and she has no one to...

Stranger Eyes

Eye For An Eye

Stranger Eyes

MÒ SHÌ LÙ

Reż.: Siew Hua Yeo

2024, 125 min

EYE FOR AN EYE MÒ SHÌ LÙ2024 / 125 min / colorAfter the mysterious disappearance of their young daughter, a young married couple start to receive disturbing video recordings. They realize that someone is filming their daily life, including their most intimate moments....

Magpie

Eye For An Eye

Magpie

MAGPIE

Reż.: Sam Yates

2024, 90 min

EYE FOR AN EYE MAGPIE2024 / 90 min / colorAnnette and Ben are a married couple who have left the hustle and bustle of London behind, moving out to the country. Ben thought he would find the perfect environment to write his next book there, while Annette could focus on...

The Lure

Special Events

The Lure

CÓRKI DANCINGU

Reż.: Agnieszka Smoczyńska

2015, 89 min

SPECIAL EVENTS CÓRKI DANCINGU2015 / 89 min / colorTwo mermaids – Silver and Golden – wash ashore in the middle of the 1980s Warsaw nightclub scene, which is bustling with music, neon lights and sequins. They join the musicians of the band Figs ‘n Dates, and become the...

Power Alley

Special Events

Power Alley

LEVANTE

Reż.: Lillah Halla

2023, 92 min

SPECIAL EVENTS LEVANTE2023 / 92 min / colorAs the all-important game approaches that will decide if her team wins the championship, 17-year-old Sofia (an electrifying performance from Ayomi Domenica Dias) discovers she’s pregnant. Shocked by this turn of events, she...

The Revenge

Special Events

The Revenge

ZEMSTA

Reż.: Andrzej Wajda

2002, 100 min

SPECIAL EVENTS ZEMSTA2002 / 100 min / colorCześnik Raptusiewicz, who lives side by side in the same castle as Rejent Milczek, whom he hates, wants to marry the alluring widow Podstolina. Aware of his lack of social graces and physical shortcomings, he asks Papkin to...

What Marielle Knows

Love Wins

What Marielle Knows

WAS MARIELLE WEISS

Reż.: Frédéric Hambalek

2025, 86 min

LOVE WINS WAS MARIELLE WEISS2025 / 86 min / colorWhat if someone could hear our every conversation and see us even in our most intimate or embarrassing moments? It’s a question we all probably ask ourselves from time to time. The protagonists of Frédéric Hambalek's...

After Party

Best of Fests

After Party

AFTER PARTY

Reż.: Vojtĕch Strakatý

2024, 89 min

BEST OF FESTS AFTER PARTY2024 / 89 min / colorVojtĕch Strakatý's debut feature takes place over the course of 24 hours. It’s not an easy time for the main character, young Jindřiška (portrayed by the highly gifted Eliška Bašusová). The ups and downs of a party she...

Across the Sea

Best of Fests

Across the Sea

LA MER AU LOIN

Reż.: Saïd Hamich Benlarbi

2024, 112 min

BEST OF FESTS LA MER AU LOIN2024 / 112 min / colorThe protagonist of the second film in Saïd Hamich Benlarbi's directorial portfolio is 27-year-old Nour (an impressive acting debut by Ayouba Gretaa). He leaves his home in Morocco and travels to the French city of...

In the Land of Brothers

Best of Fests

In the Land of Brothers

DAR SARZAMIN-E BARADAR

Reż.: Raha Amirfazli, Alireza Ghasemi

2024, 95 min

BEST OF FESTS DAR SARZAMIN-E BARADAR2024 / 95 min / colorThere are currently five million Afghan refugees living in Iran, a place they call “the land of our brothers.” Co-directors Raha Amirfazli and Alireza Ghasemi bring three protagonists and three different...

My Sunshine

Best of Fests

My Sunshine

BOKU NO OSIHAMA

Reż.: Hiroshi Okuyama

2024, 90 min

BEST OF FESTS BOKU NO OSIHAMA2024 / 90 min / colorPremiering in Un Certain Regard at the most recent Cannes Film Festival, Hiroshi Okuyama's film takes place in wintertime on a small Japanese island. It’s a season dominated by ice hockey, which young Takuya is not...

Paying For It

Love Wins

Paying For It

PAYING FOR IT

Reż.: Sook-Yin Lee

2024, 85 min

LOVE WINS PAYING FOR IT2024 / 85 min / colorSook-Yin Lee's film is an adaptation of a graphic novel written by her ex-boyfriend, Canadian cartoonist Chester Brown, and its subject matter is in fact a break-up. Chester (played by Dan Beirne) is clearly done with...

Rent Free

American Indies

Rent Free

Rent Free

Reż.: Fernando Andrés

2024, 93 min

AMERICAN INDIES FREE RENT2024 / 93 min / colorThe protagonists of Fernando Andrés's film are Gen Zers Ben and Jordan. They have a lot in common, from their close friendship since childhood, through their dull adult life in Austin, Texas, which has little to offer...

This Life of Mine

Best of Fests

This Life of Mine

MA VIE MA GUEULE

Reż.: Sophie Fillières

2024, 99 min

BEST OF FESTS MA VIE MA GUEULE2024 / 99 min / colorBarberie Bichette — Barbie for short — is 55 years old and really starting to feel her age. She has a sense that all the excitement in life is now behind her. A boring, repetitive job as a copywriter certainly doesn't...

March to May

Love Wins

March to May

OD MARCA DO MÁJA

Reż.: Martin Pavol Repka

2024, 84 min

LOVE WINS OD MARCA DO MÁJA2024 / 84 min / colorA family of five is living in an old country house in the sleepy Slovakian countryside, each of them coping, in their own way, with problems centered around the themes of growing up and growing older. The children are...

Somewhere In Love

Love Wins

Somewhere In Love

UNE VIE RÊVÉE

Reż.: Morgan Simon

2024, 97 min

LOVE WINS UNE VIE RÊVÉE2024 / 97 min / colorFrench director Morgan Simon puts two characters at the center of his film. 52-year-old single mother Nicole and her teenage son Serge live in a small public housing flat in the suburbs of Paris. There isn’t much room for...

Us, Our Pets and the War

Podgórze Cinema

Us, Our Pets and the War

US, OUR PETS AND THE WAR

Reż.: Anton Ptuszkin

2024, 78 min

PODGÓRZE CINEMA US, OUR PETS AND THE WAR2024 / 78 min / color The film description is available in Polish only.  Director Anton PtuszkinCountry Ukraine, CanadaLanguage/Subtitles Language: Ukrainian, EnglishSubtitles: Polishback to...

The Old Oak

Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

The Old Oak

THE OLD OAK

Reż.: Ken Loach

2023, 113 min

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER THE OLD OAK2023 / 113 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.  Director Ken LoachCast Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor FoxCountry UK, Belgium, FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language:...

Daaaaaalí!

Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

Daaaaaalí!

DAAAAAALI!

Reż.: DAAAAAALI!

2023, 79 min

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER DAAAAAALI!2023 / 79 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Quentin DupieuxCast Anaïs Demoustier, Jonathan Cohen, Edouard Baer, Gilles Lellouche, Pio Marmaï, Romain DurisCountry...

Past Lives

Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

Past Lives

PAST LIVES

Reż.: Celine Song

2023, 106 min

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER PAST LIVES2023 / 106 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Celine SongCast Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John MagaroCountry Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, John MagaroLanguage/Subtitles Language: English,...

Perfect Days

Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

Perfect Days

PERFECT DAYS

Reż.: Wim Wenders

2023, 123 min

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER PERFECT DAYS2023 / 123 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Wim WendersCast Kōji Yakusho, Yumi Asô, Tokio Emoto, Sayuri IshikawaCountry Germany, JapanLanguage/Subtitles Language: Japan,...

The Room Next Door

Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

The Room Next Door

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR

Reż.: Pedro Almodóvar

2024, 110 min

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER THE ROOM NEXT DOOR2024 / 110 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Pedro AlmodóvarCast Tilda Swinton, Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Alessandro NivolaCountry Spain, USALanguage/Subtitles...

Fallen Leaves

Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

Fallen Leaves

KUOLLEET LEHDET

Reż.: Aki Kaurismäki

2023, 81 min

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER KUOLLEET LEHDET2023 / 81 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Aki KaurismäkiCast Alma Pöysti, Jussi Vatanen, Janne HyytiäinenCountry FinlandLanguage/Subtitles Language: Finnish,...

There’s Still Tomorrow

Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

There’s Still Tomorrow

C'È ANCORA DOMANI

Reż.: Paola Cortellesi

2023, 118 min

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER C'È ANCORA DOMANI2023 / 118 min / b&wThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Paola CortellesiCast Paola Cortellesi, Valerio Mastandrea, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Emanuela FanelliCountry...

Holy Cow

Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

Holy Cow

VINGT DIEUX

Reż.: Louise Courvoisier

2024, 90 min

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER VINGT DIEUX2024 / 90 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Louise CourvoisierCast Clément Favreau, Mathis Bernard, Dimitri Baudry, Luna GarretCountry FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language:...

My Favourite Cake

Cinema by the Galeria Krakowska Shopping Center

My Favourite Cake

KEYKE MAHBOOBE MAN

Reż.: Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha

2024, 97 min

CINEMA BY THE GALERIA KRAKOWSKA SHOPPING CENTER KEYKE MAHBOOBE MAN2024 / 97 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash SanaeehaCast Lily Farhadpour, Esmail MehrabiCountry Iran, France, Sweden,...

Evil Does Not Exist

Szczepański Square Cinema

Evil Does Not Exist

AKU WA SONZAI SHINAI

Reż.: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

2023, 106 min

SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA AKU WA SONZAI SHINAI2023 / 106 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Ryûsuke HamaguchiCast Hitoshi Omika, Ayaka Shibutani, Ryô NishikawaCountry JapanLanguage/Subtitles Language: JapaneseSubtitles:...

Dream Scenario

Szczepański Square Cinema

Dream Scenario

DREAM SCENARIO

Reż.: Kristoffer Borgli

2023, 100 min

SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA DREAM SCENARIO2023 / 100 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Kristoffer BorgliCast Nicolas Cage, Julianne Nicholson, Michael CeraCountry USALanguage/Subtitles Language: EnglishSubtitles:...

One Last Evening

Szczepański Square Cinema

One Last Evening

LETZTER ABEND

Reż.: Lukas Nathrath

2023, 90 min

SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA LETZTER ABEND2023 / 90 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Lukas NathrathCast Sebastian Jakob Doppelbauer, Pauline Werner, Nikolai GemelCountry GermanyLanguage/Subtitles Language: GermanSubtitles:...

The Plough

Szczepański Square Cinema

The Plough

LE GRAND CHARIOT

Reż.: Philippe Garrel

2022, 97 min

SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA LE GRAND CHARIOT2022 / 97 min / kolorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Philippe GarrelCast Louis Garrel, Esther Garrel, Lena GarrelCountry French, SwitzerlandLanguage/Subtitles Language: FrenchSubtitles:...

The Taste of Things

Szczepański Square Cinema

The Taste of Things

LA PASSION DE DODIN BOUFFANT

Reż.: Tran Anh Hung

2023, 145 min

SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA LA PASSION DE DODIN BOUFFANT2023 / 145 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Tran Anh HungCast Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Pierre GagnaireCountry FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language: FrenchSubtitles:...

Lessons of Tolerance

Szczepański Square Cinema

Lessons of Tolerance

UROKY TOLERANTNOSTI

Reż.: Arkadij Nepytaliuk

2023, 94 min

SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA UROKY TOLERANTNOSTI2023 / 94 min / color The film description is available in Polish only.  Director Arkadij NepytaliukCast Olena Uzlyuk, Oleksandr Yarema, Oleksandr Piskunow, Karolina MrugaCountry UkraineLanguage/Subtitles Language:...

When the Light Breaks

Podgórze Cinema

When the Light Breaks

LJÓSBROT

Reż.: Rúnar Rúnarsson

2024, 80 min

PODGÓRZE CINEMA LJÓSBROT2024 / 80 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.  Director Rúnar RúnarssonCast Elín Hall, Mikael Kaaber, Katla Njálsdóttir Country Iceland, Netherlands, Croatia, French Language/Subtitles Language: Icelandic Subtitles:...

When Fall Is Coming

Botanical Garden Cinema

When Fall Is Coming

QUAND VIEN L’AUTOMNE

Reż.: François Ozon

2024, 102 min

BOTANICAL GARDEN CINEMA QUAND VIEN L’AUTOMNE2024 / 102 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only. Director François OzonCast Hélène Vincent, Josiane Balasco, Ludivine Sagnier, Pierre LottinCountry FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language: FrenchSubtitles:...

Kneecap

Botanical Garden Cinema

Kneecap

KNEECAP

Reż.: Rich Peppiatt

2024, 105 min

BOTANICAL GARDEN CINEMA KNEECAP2024 / 105 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Rich PeppiattCast Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Jj Ó Dochartaigh, Michael Fassbender, Josie Walker, Simone KirbyCountry UK,...

Parallel Mothers

Botanical Garden Cinema

Parallel Mothers

MADRES PARALELAS

Reż.: Pedro Almodóvar

2021, 120 min

BOTANICAL GARDEN CINEMA MADRES PARALELAS2021 / 120 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Pedro AlmodóvarCast Penélope Cruz, Milena Smit, Rossy de Palma, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Israel ElejaldeCountry SpainLanguage/Subtitles Język: Spanish...

American Honey

Szczepański Square Cinema

American Honey

AMERICAN HONEY

Reż.: Andrea Arnold

2016, 158 min

SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA AMERICAN HONEY2016 / 158 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Andrea ArnoldCast Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, Riley KeoughCountry USA, UKLanguage/Subtitles Language: EnglishSubtitles:...

Io Capitano

Szczepański Square Cinema

Io Capitano

IO CAPITANO

Reż.: Matteo Garrone

2024, 121 min

SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA IO CAPITANO2024 / 121 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Matteo GarroneCast Matteo Garrone, Massimo Gaudioso, Massimo Ceccherini, Andrea TagliaferriCountry Italy, Belgium, FranceLanguage/Subtitles Language:...

The Guilty

Szczepański Square Cinema

The Guilty

DEN SKYLDIGE

Reż.: Gustav Möller

2018, 85 min

SZCZEPAŃSKI SQUARE CINEMA DEN SKYLDIGE2018 / 85 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Gustav MöllerCast Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar ShargawiCountry DenmarkLanguage/Subtitles Language: DanishSubtitles:...

Holy Spider

Podgórze Cinema

Holy Spider

HOLY SPIDER

Reż.: Ali Abbasi

2022, 116 min

PODGÓRZE CINEMA HOLY SPIDER2022 / 116 min / colorThe film description is available in Polish only.Director Ali AbbasiCast Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Mehdi Bajestani, Arash AshtianiCountry Germany, French, Sweden, DenmarkLanguage/Subtitles Language: PersianSubtitles:...

Bergman Island

Special Events

Bergman Island

BERGMAN ISLAND

Reż.: Mia Hansen-Løve

2021, 105 min

SPECIAL EVENTS BERGMAN ISLAND2021 / 105 min / colorAmerican filmmakers Chris (Vicky Krieps) and Tony (Tim Roth) spend a summer on the mythical island of Fårö, where the legendary Swedish director Ingmar Bergman lived and worked. He used the island's landscape in films...

Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

Kulej. All That Glitters Isn’t Gold

KULEJ. DWIE STRONY MEDALU

Reż.: Xawery Żuławski

2024, 150 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION KULEJ. DWIE STRONY MEDALU2024 / 150 min / colorThe story of Jerzy and Helena Kulej – the most colourful Polish couple of the 1960s. He was a legendary boxer, a two-time European champion, and the only Polish boxer to win two Olympic...

Where Do We Begin

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

Where Do We Begin

INNEGO KOŃCA NIE BĘDZIE

Reż.: Monika Majorek

2024, 85 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION INNEGO KOŃCA NIE BĘDZIE2024 / 85 min / colorWhen her father dies unexpectedly, Ola, the eldest of three siblings, returns to her hometown after a long absence. At first everything looks just as she remembered, but in reality there have...

Seasons

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

Seasons

SEZONY

Reż.: Michał Grzybowski

2024, 98 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION SEZONY2024 / 98 min / colorMarcin, a narcissistic actor (a perverse performance by Łukasz Simlat), is faced with the unexpected collapse of his long-term relationship, and his private life is mirrored by the unfolding fate of the...

Travel Essentials

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

Travel Essentials

RZECZT NIEZBĘDNE

Reż.: Kamila Tarabura

2024, 101 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION RZECZY NIEZBĘDNE2024 / 101 min / colorA mysterious package is delivered to Ada (Dagmara Domińczyk), a renowned Hamburg-based journalist. It’s a book, a memoir written under a pseudonym by a woman who was abused by her father as a child....

Simona Kossak

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

Simona Kossak

SIMONA KOSSAK

Reż.: Adrian Panek

2024, 100 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION SIMONA KOSSAK2024 / 100 min / colorSimona Kossak is the daughter of the painter Jerzy Kossak and granddaughter of Wojciech Kossak. Not endowed with the talent that has defined her family for generations, she grows up unloved by her...

The Crossroads

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

The Crossroads

SKRZYŻOWANIE

Reż.: Dominika Montean-Pańków

2024, 95 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION SKRZYŻOWANIE2024 / 95 min / colorThe well-ordered life of Tadeusz, a retired hospital director, changes in the blink of an eye when he’s involved in a dramatic car accident. Instead of enjoying his peaceful, well-planned golden years,...

Światłoczuła

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

Światłoczuła

ŚWIATŁOCZUŁA

Reż.: Tadeusz Śliwa

2025, 93 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION ŚWIATŁOCZUŁA2025 / 93 min / colorAgata works with teenagers in a juvenile detention center; she’s a freediver, she loves life and she lives it to the fullest. She has been blind since childhood. Robert is a rising star in the world of...

Loss of Balance

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

Loss of Balance

UTRATA RÓWNOWAGI

Reż.: Korek Bojanowski

2024, 98 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION UTRATA RÓWNOWAGI2024 / 98 min / colorMaja (Nel Kaczmarek, in a moving performance) has devoted her life to acting, but she doesn’t believe in herself and her potential. She’s convinced that she’ll end up being the kind of student that...

Życie dla początkujących

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

Życie dla początkujących

ŻYCIE DLA POCZĄTKUJĄCYCH

Reż.: Paweł Podolski

2025, 80 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION ŻYCIE DLA POCZĄTKUJĄCYCH2025 / 80 min / colorMonia (Magdalena Maścianica, in her first leading role) is an introvert — and a vampire. Working at a nursing home allows her to feed on blood collected in sanitary conditions, and her human...

Wet Monday

Polish Feature FIlm Competition

Wet Monday

LANY PONIEDZIAŁEK

Reż.: Justyna Mytnik

2024, 84 min

POLISH FEATURE FILM COMPETITION LANY PONIEDZIAŁEK2024 / 84 min / colorThe life of 15-year-old Klara, right on the threshold of adulthood, revolves around a small circle of friends. The future seems bright and promising, but suddenly everything changes. Unexpectedly, a...

Chlorophyll

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

Chlorophyll

CLOROFILLA

Reż.: Ivana Gloria

2023, 75 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” CLOROFILLA2023 / 75 min / colorYoung, green-haired Maia (the fascinating, enigmatic Sarah Short) is fed up with city life and heads out to the country. She starts a job at an orange orchard and is introduced to this particular...

The Good Sister

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

The Good Sister

SCHWESTERHERZ

Reż.: Sarah Miro Fischer

2025, 96 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” SCHWESTERHERZ2025 / 96 min / colorAfter a stormy end to her relationship, Rose (Marie Bloching) moves in with her older brother Samuel (Anton Weil). Their bond, based on intimacy and mutual support, is quickly put to the test....

Gulizar

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

Gulizar

GÜLIZAR

Reż.: Belkıs Bayrak

2024, 84 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” GÜLIZAR2024 / 84 min / color20-something Gülizar (a superb performance from Ecem Uzun) comes from a loving but very traditional Turkish family. She dreams of finding a way to transcend the harsh set of patriarchal rules she’s...

My Fathers’ Daughter

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

My Fathers’ Daughter

BIRU UNJÁRGA

Reż.: Egil Pedersen

2024, 78 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” BIRU UNJÁRGA2024 / 78 min / color  Elvira (a young and defiant Sarah Olaussen Eira), a teenager being raised by a single mother in the remote north of Norway, feels increasingly frustrated with her family situation. She’s...

Pierce

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

Pierce

CÌ XĪN QIÈ GŬ

Reż.: Nelicia Low

2024, 109 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” CÌ XĪN QIÈ GŬ2024 / 109 min / colorHan (the enigmatic and electrifying Tsao You-Ning) is released from juvenile detention after seven years; he was convicted of killing his opponent in a fencing competition. He finds his younger...

Rabia

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

Rabia

RABIA

Reż.: Mareike Engelhardt

2024, 94 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” RABIA2024 / 94 min / colorJessica (a moving performance by Megan Northam) is a 19-year-old French girl who travels to Syria with her friend Laila (Natacha Krief), attracted by the promise of a new life. Even on the plane, the two...

It’s Not My Film

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

It’s Not My Film

TO NIE MÓJ FILM

Reż.: Maria Zbąska

2024, 99 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” TO NIE MÓJ FILM2024 / 99 min / colorWanda and Janek have been together “forever”. However, after ten years together, their relationship resembles a charger cable that has been bitten by a dog - seemingly still charging but feel...

The Ugly Stepsister

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

The Ugly Stepsister

DEN STYGGE STESØSTEREN

Reż.: Emilie Blichfeldt

2025, 105 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” DEN STYGGE STESØSTEREN2025 / 105 min / colorWho doesn't know the tale of Cinderella? That person is certainly not Norwegian director Emilie Blichfeldt, who decided to make her feature-length debut out of a somewhat sinister...

Sister Midnight

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

Sister Midnight

SISTER MIDNIGHT

Reż.: Karan Kandhari

2024, 110 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” SISTER MIDNIGHT2024 / 110 min / colorUma (a powerful, physical performance by Radhika Apte) and Gopal (Ashok Pathak) have just entered an arranged marriage, and it quickly becomes apparent that neither of them was prepared for...

Smaragda: I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump

Main Dramatic Competition “Making Way”

Smaragda: I Got Thick Skin and I Can’t Jump

SMARAGDA: I GOT THICK SKIN AND I CAN’T JUMP

Reż.: Emilios Avraam

2024 , 99 min

MAIN DRAMATIC COMPETITION “MAKING WAY” SMARAGDA: I GOT THICK SKIN AND I CAN’T JUMP2024 / 99 min / colorSmaragda (the wonderfully tragicomic Niovi Charlambous), a former star and host of a TV show for kids, is now an older woman. She moves into her late mother’s house...

Red Path

Eye For An Eye

Red Path

LES ENFANTS ROUGES

Reż.: Lotfi Achour

2024, 100 min

EYE FOR AN EYE LES ENFANTS ROUGES2024 / 100 min / color The film is based on a true story. Tunisian director Lotfi Achour takes us back to the year 2015, to the area around Mount Mghila in the north-west of his country. It’s a poor, isolated region whose inhabitants...

The Kingdom

Eye For An Eye

The Kingdom

LE ROYAUME

Reż.: Julien Colonna

2024, 108 min

EYE FOR AN EYE LE ROYAUME2024 / 108 min / colorCorsica, 1995. 15-year-old Leisa (Ghjuvanna Benedetti in her first film role) thinks she’s about to have a carefree summer; she’s completely unaware of what is coming. Suddenly, a stranger on a motorbike takes her to an...

In the Name of Blood

Eye For An Eye

In the Name of Blood

BRÛLE LE SANG

Reż.: Akaki Popkhadze

2024, 108 min

EYE FOR AN EYE BRÛLE LE SANG2024 / 108 min / colorAkaki Popkhadze's debut feature is set in Nice, in the South of France, but it transcends the common perception of the city as a place of sunshine, lovely beaches and clear blue water. The Georgian director takes a...

Last Breath

Love Wins

Last Breath

LE DERNIER SOUFFLE

Reż.: Costa-Gavras

2024, 100 min

LOVE WINS LE DERNIER SOUFFLE2024 / 100 min / colorCosta-Gavras has been well-known as a master of political thrillers for many many years, but his new film revolves around entirely different issues. Last Breath is a poignant, deeply humanist story about the anxieties...

Glimmers

Love Wins

Glimmers

LOS DESTELLOS

Reż.: Pilar Palomero

2024, 101 min

LOVE WINS LOS DESTELLOS2024 / 101 min / colorIsabel (a poignant performance by San Sebastián festival award-winner Patricia López Arnaiz) sees her life turned upside down when she’s asked to start visiting Ramón, her ailing, estranged husband, by her daughter. Isabel...

The Shameless

Love Wins

The Shameless

THE SHAMELESS

Reż.: Konstantin Bojanov

2024, 115 min

LOVE WINS THE SHAMELESS2024 / 115 min / colorRight from the start, the main character of Konstantin Bojanov's film is on the run. After fatally stabbing a policeman, Renuka flees from a brothel in Delhi under the cover of darkness to seek refuge in a smaller town. She...

Nineteen

Boys WIll Be Boys

Nineteen

DICIANNOVE

Reż.: Giovanni Tortorici

2024, 109 min

BOYS WILL BE BOYS DICIANNOVE2024 / 109 min / color19-year-old Leonardo (a superb performance from Manfredi Marini) is overjoyed to be leaving his overbearing mother and his hometown of Palermo and to start his studies in London. He moves in with his older sister...

Block Pass

Boys WIll Be Boys

Block Pass

LA PAMPA

Reż.: Antoine Chevrollier

2024, 104 min

BOYS WILL BE BOYS LA PAMPA2024 / 104 min / colorTeenage best friends Willy (Sayyid El Alami) and Jojo (Amaury Foucher) live in a village in western France; they’ve been fascinated with motocross since childhood. They can’t imagine their lives without each other and...

Baby

Boys WIll Be Boys

Baby

BABY

Reż.: Marcelo Caetano

2024, 107 min

BOYS WILL BE BOYS BABY2024 / 107 min / colorAn innocent-looking teenager named Wellington (João Pedro Mariano, in an electrifying performance), gets released after two years in a juvenile detention center and tries to find his place in the world. His parents have...

The Second Act

Stay Sane

The Second Act

LE DEUXIÈME ACTE

Reż.: Quentin Dupieux

2024, 76 min

STAY SANE LE DEUXIÈME ACTE2024 / 76 min / colorFrench director Quentin Dupieux is one of Europe’s most original auteurs. In his directing career he has made films about a killer tire, a deerskin jacket, time travel, and Salvador Dalí (quite a peculiar biography of the...

Breathing Underwater

Stay Sane

Breathing Underwater

HORS D'HALEINE

Reż.: Eric Lamhene

2024, 101 min

STAY SANE HORS D'HALEINE2024 / 101 min / colorEmma is the central character of Luxembourger Eric Lamhene's feature debut. At first glance, she has a privileged life: a loving husband, a great job at an architectural firm, a beautiful home. We meet her just as she’s...

Andrea Gets a Divorce

Stay Sane

Andrea Gets a Divorce

ANDREA LÄSST SICH SCHEIDEN

Reż.: Josef Hader

2024, 93 min

STAY SANE ANDREA LÄSST SICH SCHEIDEN2024 / 93 min / colorAndrea, the main character of Josef Hader's second film, has two big problems: she’s fed up with her job as a small town cop and she’s fed up with her husband. She intends to change things soon — ending her...

Souleymane’s Story

Best of Fests

Souleymane’s Story

L’HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE

Reż.: Boris Lojkine

2024, 92 min

BEST OF FESTS L’HISTOIRE DE SOULEYMANE2024 / 92 min / colorFrench director Boris Lojkine's film depicts two days in the life of a Guinean immigrant named Souleymane, who has come to Paris in search of a better life. He’s in a very real race against time, as his...

Memoir of a Snail

Best of Fests

Memoir of a Snail

MEMOIR OF A SNAIL

Reż.: Adam Elliot

2024, 94 min

BEST OF FESTS MEMOIR OF A SNAIL 2024 / 94 min / colorOscar-winning Australian filmmaker Adam Elliot returns with a new film that has been a big hit on the festival circuit, triumphing in Annecy, London and Sitges. Loosely based on the...

Meanwhile on Earth

Best of Fests

Meanwhile on Earth

PENDANT CE TEMPS SUR TERRE

Reż.: Jérémy Clapin

2024, 88 min

BEST OF FESTS PENDANT CE TEMPS SUR TERRE2024 / 88 min / color23-year-old Elsa has always had a tight bond with her older brother Franck. When she receives the news that Franck has disappeared during a space mission, her world is turned upside down. She puts her plans...

Turn Me On

American Indies

Turn Me On

Turn Me On

Reż.: Michael Tyburski

2024, 99 min

AMERICAN INDIES TURN ME ON2024 / 99 min / colorIn a way, the imagined world of Michael Tyburski's film is similar to that of the popular TV series Black Mirror. The two main characters, Joy (Bel Powley) and William (Nick Robinson), live in a secluded community, a...

Good One

American Indies

Good One

Good One

Reż.: India Donaldson

2023, 90 min

AMERICAN INDIES GOOD ONE2023 / 90 min / color17-year-old Sam (Lily Collias, in a touching performance) sets off on a three-day trip to the incredibly picturesque Catskill Mountains. She’s accompanied by her father Chris and his best friend Matt, whose son dropped out...

Adult Best Friends

American Indies

Adult Best Friends

Adult Best Friends

Reż.: Delaney Buffett

2024, 90 min

AMERICAN INDIES ADULT BEST FRIENDS2024 / 90 min / colorKatie and Delaney have been best friends since childhood, but now they’re at completely different stages of life. Katie's boyfriend John has proposed to her, and she’s about to take the next big step. Meanwhile...

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