A young fisherman struggles to carry on as global industrial overfishing threatens life as he knows it in his Azorean village, where small-scale fishing has long been a tradition and an essential livelihood. Shot between 1999 and 2001, the film follows Pedro and his crew over a full year, chronicling their encounters with the inherent dangers of working at sea, and their determination to remain free.
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Late Shift Heldin
Petra Volpe
Sunday, 01. 03. 2026 / 16:50 / Main Hall
Shot with the pacing and tension of a thriller, Late Shift follows a single night in the working life of a nurse in an overcrowded Swiss hospital. Both gripping and compassionate, the film is a tribute to the extraordinary people who stand by us in the most vulnerable moments of our lives.
Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!
Igor Bezinović
Sunday, 01. 03. 2026 / 18:00 / Small Hall
On 12 September 1919, a troop of some three hundred soldiers under the leadership of the flamboyant war-loving Italian poet Gabriele D’Annunzio swooped into the Northern-Adriatic port town of Fiume, now Rijeka, wanting to annex the city to Italy. Over the course of the next 16 months, during what is regarded as one of the most bizarre militant sieges of all time his official photography team captured over 10,000 images. A century later, Igor Bezinović orchestrates a direct-action history lesson focused on the siege and its modern-day implications.
Vermiglio Vermiglio
Maura Delpero
Sunday, 01. 03. 2026 / 19:00 / Main Hall
A quietly moving, beautifully shot pastoral drama by an Italian director that takes place in four chapters set in the four seasons. Grand Jury Prize in Venice.