“No to Waldheim, no to Waldheim!” chants a crowd of people in the centre of Vienna in 1986. Ruth Beckermann is one of the activists trying to prevent Kurt Waldheim from being elected, documenting the bitter political reality with her camera. More than thirty years later, she uses her footage together with extensive international TV archive material to analyse what marked a turning point in Austria’s political culture. While Waldheim’s attempts to reject the facts and mask the truth stirred revolt, they also effected denial by the Austrian political class and the outbreak of anti-Semitism and patriotism, ultimately resulting in Waldheim's election as President of Austria. Best Documentary Award at Berlinale 2017
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Kings & Queens
Harvest Harvest
Athina Rachel Tsangari
Sunday, 24. 11. 2024 / 11:00 / Main Hall
Based on Jim Crace’s novel of the same name, Tsangari’s film tells the story of a remote English village whose delicate fabric begins to unravel in the wake of economic progress.
Fearless Queen of the Night Bojevita kraljica noči
Matej Vranič
Sunday, 24. 11. 2024 / 11:30 / Small Hall
Stunning scientific and natural sciences stories of the unusual life of the Ural owl, a mysterious nocturnal predator that can fearlessly attack even humans.
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Riddle of Fire Riddle of Fire
Weston Razooli
Sunday, 24. 11. 2024 / 14:30 / Main Hall
An offbeat 16mm adventure comedy from the point of view of four bandit children trying to tackle the recipe for the perfect blueberry pie. Embarking on a woodland odyssey, they meet a sect of poachers, a little girl with an elvish gift and a host of other bizarre characters.