Ten-year-old Asalif and his mother have been displaced from their farmland on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by the construction of a condominium. To fight back against those casting him out, Asalif taps into a fantasy of becoming his hero: the lion (“anbessa” in Amharic). Asalif uses his imagination to battle forces beyond his control. He must find the strength that resides in him in order to deal with the tides of change that are usurping a community, a country, and his own identity.
Anbessa Anbessa
Through an intimate coming-of-age story, Anbessa captures one boy taking on modernization on his own terms, revealing a unique and magical perspective on the myth of “progress”.
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One Battle After Another One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson
Tuesday, 27. 01. 2026 / 16:40 / Main Hall
The latest film by Paul Thomas Anderson (The Master, Phantom Thread) follows Bob, a former member of a revolutionary group who cut ties with the world sixteen years ago. He lazes around the house, drinks, smokes weed, and watches old revolutionary films. But when his daughter goes missing, he must quickly pull himself together and do whatever it takes to find her…
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Fiume o morte! Fiume o morte!
Igor Bezinović
Tuesday, 27. 01. 2026 / 19:00 / 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.
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Joachim Trier
Tuesday, 27. 01. 2026 / 20:00 / Main Hall
After the success of The Worst Person in the World, Joachim Trier returns with an intimate and deeply moving story about family, memory, and the unifying power of art. Winner of the Grand Jury Prize in Cannes and nominated for eight Golden Globes.